Feasibility of bioremediation by white-rot fungi

S Pointing - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2001 - Springer
The ligninolytic enzymes of white-rot fungi have a broad substrate specificity and have been
implicated in the transformation and mineralization of organopollutants with structural …

Microbial degradation of DDT and its residues—a review

JM Aislabie, NK Richards, HL Boul - New Zealand journal of …, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
Microbial degradation of DDT residues is one mechanism for loss of DDT from soil. In this
review pathways for biodegradation of DDT, DDD, and DDE by bacteria and fungi are …

Mechanisms white rot fungi use to degrade pollutants

DP Barr, SD Aust - Environmental science & technology, 1994 - ACS Publications
toxic to spores of the white rot fun-gus Phanerochaete chrysosporium (50% inhibition of
glucose metabo-lism occurred at 2.6 ppm). This tox-icity was due to the absence of LiP …

Degradation of contrasting pesticides by white rot fungi and its relationship with ligninolytic potential

GD Bending, M Friloux, A Walker - FEMS microbiology letters, 2002 - academic.oup.com
The capacity of nine species of white rot fungus from a variety of basidiomycete orders to
degrade contrasting mono-aromatic pesticides was investigated. There was no relationship …

[PDF][PDF] Screening for ligninolytic fungi applicable to the biodegradation of xenobiotics

JA Field, E de Jong, G Feijoo-Costa… - Trends in …, 1993 - Citeseer
This conference is the major annual meeting in the field of therapeutic monoclonals and is
a'must'for researchers in this field. It should now progress past methodological descriptions …

Metabolic pathways utilized by Phanerochaete chrysosporium for degradation of the cyclodiene pesticide endosulfan

SW Kullman, F Matsumura - Applied and environmental …, 1996 - Am Soc Microbiol
Recent studies have shown that cultures of white rot fungi not favoring the production of
lignin and manganese peroxidases are effective in degrading certain xenobiotics. In this …

Degradation of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) by the lignin-degrading basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium

JS Yadav, CA Reddy - Applied and environmental microbiology, 1993 - Am Soc Microbiol
Degradation of the BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and o-, m-, and p-xylenes) group
of organopollutants by the white-rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium was studied. Our …

Potential for Bioremediation of Xenobiotic Compounds by the White‐Rot Fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium

A Paszczynski, RL Crawford - Biotechnology progress, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
The white‐rot fungi produce an unusual enzyme system, characterized by a specialized
group of peroxidases, that catalyzes the degradation of the complex plant polymer lignin …

Biodegradation of TNT (2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene) by Phanerochaete chrysosporium

T Fernando, JA Bumpus, SD Aust - Applied and environmental …, 1990 - Am Soc Microbiol
Extensive biodegradation of TNT (2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene) by the white rot fungus
Phanerochaete chrysosporium was observed. At an initial concentration of 1.3 mg/liter …

Bioremediation of DDT-contaminated soils: a review

J Foght, T April, K Biggar, J Aislabie - Biorernediation Journal, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
The insecticide 1, 1, 1-trichloro-2, 2-bis-(4-chlorophenyl) ethane (DDT) has been used
extensively since the 1940s for control of agricultural pests, and is still used in many tropical …