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Isolation and characterization of a white rot fungus Bjerkandera sp strain capable of oxidizing phenanthrene

Terrazas, Enrique LU ; Alvarez Aliaga, Teresa LU ; Guieysse, Benoit LU and Mattiasson, Bo LU (2005) In Biotechnology Letters 27(12). p.845-851
Abstract
Strain BOL13 was selected from 18 fungal strains isolated from an oil-spill contaminated site in Oruro, Bolivia. It was identified as a basidiomycete with high homology to Bjerkandera. The fungus degraded 100 mg phenanthrene l(-1) at 0.17 mg l(-1) d(-1) at 30 degrees C at pH 7. During phenanthrene degradation, a maximum manganese peroxidase activity of 100-120 U l(-1) was measured after 10 days of incubation. The ability of Bjerkandera sp. to produce lignin-modifying enzymes and to oxidize phenanthrene under various pH and temperature conditions was confirmed.
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manganese peroxidase, bioremediation, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, white rot fungi
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Biotechnology Letters
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27
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12
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845 - 851
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Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
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  • wos:000231065200007
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1573-6776
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10.1007/s10529-005-6242-4
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English
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  author       = {{Terrazas, Enrique and Alvarez Aliaga, Teresa and Guieysse, Benoit and Mattiasson, Bo}},
  issn         = {{1573-6776}},
  keywords     = {{manganese peroxidase; bioremediation; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; white rot fungi}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{12}},
  pages        = {{845--851}},
  publisher    = {{Springer Science and Business Media B.V.}},
  series       = {{Biotechnology Letters}},
  title        = {{Isolation and characterization of a white rot fungus Bjerkandera sp strain capable of oxidizing phenanthrene}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10529-005-6242-4}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s10529-005-6242-4}},
  volume       = {{27}},
  year         = {{2005}},
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