Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Volume 8 Issue 2
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- Pages.129-133
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- 1998
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- 1017-7825(pISSN)
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- 1738-8872(eISSN)
Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Selected White-rot Fungi and the Influence of Lignin Peroxidase
- Kim, Mi-Sun (Biomass Research Team, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
- Huh, Eun-Jee (Biomass Research Team, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
- Kim, Hyun-Kyung (Biomass Research Team, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
- Moon, Kwang-Woong (Biomass Research Team, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
- Published : 1998.04.01
Abstract
The white-rot fungi Phanerochaete chrysosporium ATCC 24725, Pleurotus ostreatus ATCC 32783, Lentinus edodes ATCC 24462, and Trametes versicolor ATCC 42530 were studied for their ability to degrade lignin, phenanthrene, and anthracene. Lignin in rice-straw was degraded by 14.4, 28.73, and 33.88% by P. chrysosporium, T. versicolor, and P. ostreatus, respectively. Approximately 12% and 83% of phenanthrene was degraded in 1 and 5 days, respectively, when the pre-grown mycelIium matrix of P. ostreatus. was incubated with 10 ppm of phenanthrene in modified Kirk's medium (nitrogen limited) at