Biodecolourisation of some industrial dyes by white-rot fungi.
Eight white-rot fungal strains were screened for biodecolourisation of eight dyes commercially employed in various industries. Decolourisation of Poly R 478 was used as a standard to ascertain the dye-decolourisation potential of various fungi. All the fungi tested significantly decolourised Poly R 478 on solid agar medium. When tested in a nitrogen-limited broth medium, Dichomitus squalens, Irpex flavus, Phlebia spp. and Polyporus sanguineus were better industrial dye decolourisers than Phanerochaete chrysosporium.
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Microbial Technology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Guru Nanak Dev University, 143 005, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
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D000362:Agar; D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000378:metabolism; D003116:Color; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D005658:Fungi / Q000378:metabolism*; D007218:Industrial Microbiology / Q000379:methods*; D011108:Polymers / Q000378:metabolism; D013783:Textile Industry / Q000379:methods*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid
D000880:Anthraquinones; D004396:Coloring Agents; D011108:Polymers; C017971:poly R-478; D000362:Agar