Degradation of 2,7-dichlorodibenzo-p-dioxin by wood-rotting fungi, screened by dioxin degrading ability.
One hundred thirty-six strains of wood-rot fungi (74 strains, 66 species of 19 genera, and 62 unidentified strains) were screened for the dibenzo-p-dioxin (DD) decreasing activity. It was observed that 20% of additional DD (1 micromol) disappeared in the cultures of eight strains belonging to four genera (Aleurodiscus (one strain), Ceriporia (one strain), Phanerochaete (one strain), Phlebia (five strains)) and four unidentified strains. These 12 fungal strains were used for the examination of the degradation of [U-14C]2,7-dichlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,7-diCDD). The fungi unidentified strain MZ-227, Phlebia sp. MG-60 and Phlebia lindtneri showed higher cumulative 14CO2 evolution rates than the other nine fungi. MZ-227, Phlebia sp. MG-60, and P. lindtneri converted 250 nmol of 2,7-diCDD to 196, 155 and 149 nmol of 14CO2, respectively, during a 30-day incubation period
Mori
Toshio
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Laboratory of Systematic Forest and Forest Products Sciences, Department of Forest and Forest Products Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 6-10-1, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kondo
Ryuichiro
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D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004147:Dioxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005658:Fungi / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*
D004147:Dioxins; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D012989:Soil Pollutants; C000925:2,7-dichlorodibenzo-4-dioxin