The Presence of Marine Filamentous Fungi on a Copper-Based Antifouling Paint

Marine biofouling is undesirable growth on submerged substances, which causes a major problem for maritime industries. Antifouling paints containing toxic compounds such as copper are used to prevent marine biofouling. However, bacteria and diatoms usually found in biofilms developed paints. In this study, plastic panels painted with copper-based self-polishing antifouling paint were exposed 6 months the Marina Bandar Rowdha, Sea of Oman. Clean control substratum. filamentous fungi from protected unprotected substrate isolated potato dextrose agar. Pure isolates identified using sequences ITS region rDNA. Six fungal (Alternaria sp., Aspergillus niger, A. terreus, tubingensis, Cladosporium halotolerans, C. omanense) obtained paint. Four (Aspergillus pseudodeflectus, omanense, Parengyodontium album) clean nylon ropes. This first evidence presence comparison substrate, highly resistant copper, suggests that can grow