Table 3.

Suitable conditions for the lichen biofilm formation with better algae attachment

Parameters	Conditions tested	Suitable conditions for lichen-type biofilm formation
Different fungal strains with C. vulgaris	Mucor circinelloides UMN-B34; Fusarium equiseti (A11); Fusarium lacertarum (A13); Nigrospora oryzae (A16); Altermaria alternate (A20); Fusarium equiseti (B5); Mucor hiemalis (B7) and Mortierella isabellina (MI)	Mucor sp. UMN B34
Matrix type	Cotton/cotton-polypropylene/metal matrices	Polypropylene-Yarn
Duration of the process	0–180 h	After 160 h > 98 % algae attachment