Abstract
Phlebia tremellosa decolourised eight synthetic textile dyes (200 mg l-1) by greater than 96% within 14 days under stationary incubation conditions. High performance liquid chromatography analysis of culture supernatants indicated that Remazol Black B was degraded by the fungus, however, complete mineralisation did not occur as a colourless organic breakdown product accumulated. Laccase activity was detectable in culture supernatants after 5 days when the fungus was grown in the presence of an artificial textile effluent, with activity reaching a maximum of 15 U l-1 on day 14. Copyright (C) 2000 Federation of European Microbiological Societies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 93-96 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | FEMS Microbiology Letters |
Volume | 188 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 01 Jul 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Biodegradation
- Decolorisation
- Textile dye
- White-rot fungus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics
- Molecular Biology
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Microbiology