Microbes accumulate heavy metals
after adsorption or absorption. This study exhibited that Trametes versicolor can tolerate up to 5 mg/g concentration
of cadmium. Change in fungus morphology due to cadmium along with
its absorption were analyzed using SEM, XRD, and EDAX. Cadmium absorption
usually increased with time, and it was determined quantitatively
by a fluorimetry technique using a synthesized imine fluorophore as a specific probe and compared with results obtained from atomic
absorption spectroscopy (AAS). The intensity of the cadmium-specific
XRD peak gradually increased up to the seventh day, and the absorption
by the organisms reduced the concentration of cadmium even from the
effluent of the plating industry. After the seventh day, Trametes
versicolor absorbed almost 0.300 mg/g concentration of cadmium
as visualized under high content screening from the fluorescence appearance
of hyphae. Hence it can be concluded that Trametes versicolor may play a key role in reducing cadmium from a contaminated environment.