Phanerochaete chrysosporlum

Bumpus, J.A. and Aust, S.D. Biodegradation of DDT [l,l,l-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane] by the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporlum, AppL Environ. Microbiol, 53(9) 2001-2008, 1987. 

Recent reports have demonstrated that the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporlum produces a peroxldase-llke lignin degrading enzyme which can attack recalcitrant pesticides such as DDT and pesticide related compounds such as dioxin (2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodlbenzo-p-dloxln) (19). The fungi certainly eidilblt a broad range of degradatlve capabilities which deserve attention In future research efforts on biological elimination of pesticide wastes. 

Biodegradation of environmental pollutants by the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporlum. In Proceedings of the 11th Annual Research Symposium on Incineration and Treatment of Hazardous Waste. EPA/600/9-85/028. 1985. 

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