Biodecolourization of azo and triphenylmethane dyes by Dichomitus squalens and Phlebia spp.
Nine white-rot fungal strains were screened for biodecolourization of brilliant green, cresol red, crystal violet, congo red and orange II. Dichomitus squalens, Phlebia fascicularia and P. floridensis decolourized all of the dyes on solid agar medium and possessed better decolourization ability than Phanerochaete chrysosporium when tested in nitrogen-limited broth medium.
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Microbial Technology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143 005 India.
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D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D014320:Triphenylmethyl Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*
D001391:Azo Compounds; D004396:Coloring Agents; D014320:Triphenylmethyl Compounds