The fungus Amylomyces rouxii is a zygomycete, isolated from the paper industry, that tolerates and degrades pentachlorofenol (PCP), one of the most persistent and toxic xenobiotic found in the environment. PCP degradation by fungi was studied in liquid and solid state cultures. In solid state culture, using sugarcane bagasse as...
Toxic, recalcitrant and xenobiotic compounds are highly increased in the environment, reason there are many studies about degradation processes of these compounds. One of such xenobiotic important as a model, is pentachlorophenol (PCP), produced during manufactured process of paper. There are physical and chemical methods to degrade the toxic, but...
The PCP contamination into environment started at the beginning of 20th century and unfortunately persists nowadays because of the recalcitrant nature of this pollutant. Fungi had been a great alternative to degrade pollutants since they can remove them by physicochemical procedures, in some cases until mineralization. Rhizopus oryzae ENHE (CDBB-H-1877),...