Zinc Sulfate as an Inhibitor on the Mycelial Growth of the Fungus: A Short Review and Some Insights

Zinc can be found in natural in the environment, foods, soils and water [2] besides man-induced inputs [3]. However, elevated level of zinc can negatively affect the growth of plants such as the medicinal plant Centella asiatica [4]. Once bioaccumulated inside the living organisms, it may distribute throughout the body and binds to metallothioneins. In gastropods, zinc distributes into different organs such as digestive tract, cephalic tentacles, muscles and remainder of mudflat snail Telescopium telescopium [5,6]. Besides, zinc can be a stress on the changes of allozymes of Perna viridis [7]. Furthermore, Yazdani, et al. [8], reported the Trichoderma atroviride has the uptake capacity of Zn by acting as a bioremediator.