Almeida, M.V.A.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2822211650286715; ALMEIDA, Márbara Vilar de Araújo.
Resumen:
Fungi are the main microorganisms responsible for the decomposition of organic matter
present in the solid waste. In this context it is necessary the study the action of the fungi in the
middle of the mass of waste and the identification of these microorganisms in terms of gender
and the species can generate important information in regards to upgrade degradative systems
in MSW landfills. And one of the ways for study these microorganisms, though without
encountering a great interference in the biological process, it’s from bioreactors. The general
aim of this study was to identify the filamentous fungi present in a bioreactor of municipal
solid waste in the city of Campina Grande / PB. For this, the fungi had to be isolated and
preserved for later proceed the identification. The preservation method chosen for this
research was the Castellani. The identification process happened between April and August
2014. The microscopic identification was made according to KLICH (2002) and Pitt (2000).
From the results obtained, it was observed that the conservation of fungi in glass tubes with
distilled water was considered easy handling, storage and transportation, in addition to
represent to be an effective technique for filamentous fungi, and applicable to a wide variety
of fungal genera. The practice of isolation and preservation of filamentous fungi found in
MSW is of short importance, since these fungi in the future can be used to accelerate
biodegradation processes. During the identification process, the Aspergillus genus was what if
proved predominant. This was expected since these fungi are commonly found in soils and
the bioreactor studied presents a compacted soil cover layer, thereby fostering the emergence
of these fungi in the mass of waste. Identify fungi can generate important information
concerning to improve degradative systems in MSW landfills.