title: Biodegradation of Natural and Synthetic Humic Acids by the White Rot Fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium.
abstract: Biodegradation of natural and synthetic (melanoidin) humic acids by Phanerochaete chrysosporium BKM-F 1767 was demonstrated by decolorization in batch culture, reduction in molecular weight, and CO(2) production from labeled melanoidin. This biodegradation occurred during secondary metabolism of the fungus in nitrogen-limited cultures; experimental results suggest that all or a part of the lignin-degrading system of BKM-F 1767 plays a part in biodegradation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Lille Flandres-Artois, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cédex, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blondeau