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Root Fungi Protein Traps Toxic Lead in Soil

Root Fungi Protein Traps Toxic Lead in Soil

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

What they found

Glomalin from mycorrhizal fungi bound up to 23% of total lead at contaminated sites in Argentina.

Glomalin from mycorrhizal fungi bound up to 23% of total lead at contaminated sites in Argentina.

The number

up to 23% of the total lead

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Field/ecology

Field/ecology

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Acaulospora rehmii, Funneliformis geosporus

Acaulospora rehmii, Funneliformis geosporus

Compound

glomalin

glomalin

Published in

ScienceDirect

ScienceDirect

Covered in Shroom Scan

Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Lead-Stabilizing Fungi

Lead-Stabilizing Fungi

Fungi that form symbiotic relationships with plant roots, especially species like Acaulospora rehmii and Funneliformis geosporus, produce a sticky protein called glomalin that can trap toxic lead in soil. At highly contaminated sites in Argentina, this fungal protein was found to bind up to 23% of the total lead, helping reduce its mobility and risk.

Fungi that form symbiotic relationships with plant roots, especially species like Acaulospora rehmii and Funneliformis geosporus, produce a sticky protein called glomalin that can trap toxic lead in soil. At highly contaminated sites in Argentina, this fungal protein was found to bind up to 23% of the total lead, helping reduce its mobility and risk.

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