Fungi from the sediments of the harbour of Livorno as potential bioremediation agents Matteo Florio Furno University of Torino, Italy Davide Ferrero University of Torino, Italy Anna Poli University of Torino, Italy Valeria Prigione University of Torino, Italy Maria Tuohy National University Ireland, Ireland Matteo Oliva University of Torino, Italy Carlo Pretti University of Torino, Italy Giovanna Cristina Varese University of Torino, Italy This is a section of Ninth International Symposium “Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques”(DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1) by Laura Bonora, Donatella Carboni, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci Firenze University Press Firenze 2022 https://doi.org/10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.63

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The harbour's sediments are among the biotypes most affected by contamination by pollutants due to anthropogenic activities. The porpoise of this work is to perform a preliminary screening on 74 fungi previously isolated in the polluted sediments of the harbour of Livorno, to identify those endowed with oxidative capabilities and to evaluate the potential producers of metabolites or enzymes of interest, for potential applications in future environmental bioremediation. The results have shown that 26 (35.1%) out of 74 tested fungi produced positive oxidation signal on at least one media

 Marine fungi Bioremediation Extremozyme screening Lignin modifying enzymes (LMEs)

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