Biodegradation of soil-adsorbed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by the white rot fungus Pleurotus ostreatus

Facundo J. Márquez-Rocha, Vanessa Z. Hernández-Rodríguez, Rafael Vázquez-Duhalt

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Abstract

The white rot fungus, Pleurotus ostreatus, metabolized four soil adsorbed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: 50% of pyrene (0.1 mg g-1 dry soil), 68% of anthracene and 63% of phenanthrene were mineralized after 21 d. Biodegradation was increased to 75%, 80% and 75%, respectively of the initial concentration when 0.15% Tween 40 was added. Biodegradation of pyrene in the presence of surfactant and H2O2 (1.0 mM) was 90%. Benz[a]pyrene was also oxidized by Pleurotus ostreatus but it is not mineralized.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)469-472
Number of pages4
JournalBiotechnology Letters
Volume22
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Biodegradation
  • Hydrogen peroxide
  • Pleurotus ostreatus
  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
  • Surfactants

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