MINERALIZATION OF ALACHLOR BY LIGNIN-DEGRADING FUNGI

Authors
FERREY ML KOSKINEN WC BLANCHETTE RA BURNES TA
Citation
Ml. Ferrey et al., MINERALIZATION OF ALACHLOR BY LIGNIN-DEGRADING FUNGI, Canadian journal of microbiology, 40(9), 1994, pp. 795-798
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,Immunology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology",Biology
Journal title
Canadian journal of microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00084166
Volume
40
Issue
9
Year of publication
1994
Pages
795 - 798
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-4166(1994)40:9<795:MOABLF>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
White rot fungi were able to mineralize the aromatic ring carbon of al achlor to CO2. After 122 days, 14 and 12% of the alachlor that was ini tially present in malt extract cultures supplemented with a wood subst rate was mineralized at room temperature by Ceriporiopsis subvermispor a and Phlebia tremellosa, respectively. Although Phanerochaete chrysos porium mineralized alachlor at 25 degrees C, it did so more slowly tha n the other two white rot fungi. The brown rot fungus Fomitopsis pinic ola did not mineralize alachlor.