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Isolation and Screening from Soil Biodiversity for Fungi Involved in the Degradation of Recalcitrant Materials
Published on: May 16, 2022
Screening of freshwater fungi for decolorizing multiple synthetic dyes
Panpan Yang1, Wenxiao Shi2, Hongkai Wang2
1Zhejiang University, Biotechnology Institute, State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; Shandong Agricultural University, College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Tai'an, Shandong, China.
Abstract:
The biodegradation of synthetic dyes by fungi is emerging as an effective and promising approach. In the present study, freshwater fungal strains isolated from submerged woods were screened for the decolorization of 7 synthetic dyes. Subsequently, 13 isolates with high decolorization capability were assessed in a liquid system; they belonged to 9 different fungal species. Several strains exhibited a highly effective decolorization of multiple types of dyes. New absorbance peaks appeared after the treatment with 3 fungal strains, which suggests that a biotransformation process occurred through fungal biodegradation. These results showed the unexploited and valuable capability of freshwater fungi for the treatment of dye-containing effluents. The ability of certain fungi to decolorize dyes is reported here for the first time.
