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Pleurotus pulmonarius Atrazine Side chain Masaphy et al. (1996)... 

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Fig. 8.5. Fungal metabolism of benzo[a]pyrene (after Cerniglia Gibson, 1979 Cerniglia Sutherland, 2006). C. elegans, Cunninghamella elegans F. solani, Fusarium solani P. chrysosporium, Phanerochaete chrysosporium P. pulmonarius, Pleurotus pulmonarius S. coronilla Stropharia coronilla.

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