White fungal biotechnology: prospecting and identifying anemophilic fungi for possible applications in industrial processes.

White biotechnology focuses on industrial processes, being an interesting field for the application of fungi. In this sense, microorganisms were prospected both in the external and internal environment of a university. The passive sedimentation technique was conducted, using sterile 50 mm Petri dishes. The collections were in 10 environments (5 open and 5 closed), being carried out in replicate. The Tukey statistical test was used.. In open locations, a greater quantity of microorganisms was quantified, in addition to having a more vigorous maximum specific growth rate. Through the ratio between microorganisms in the Internal/External environments of 0.23, it was found that the study environment is healthy, despite having a microbial presence. Rhizopus sp, Aspergillus sp, Cladosporium sp, Penicillium sp and Scedosporium sp were identified, which could be applied in white biotechnological processes such as bioremediation, enzyme production, nanoparticle synthesis and others. In this way, microorganisms with real potential for industrial applications were prospected.