@article{ijebb2018621,
author={{Pandey, Archana and Gupte, Akshaya},
title={Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Metabolism by White Rot Fungi <i>Agaricomycetes sp</i> AGAT and Its Microcosm Study},
journal={International Journal of Environmental Bioremediation & Biodegradation},
volume={6},
number={2},
pages={36--56},
year={2018},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ijebb/6/2/1},
issn={2333-8636},
abstract={Hydrocarbon pollution is a perennial problem not only in India but throughout the globe. A plethora of microorganisms have been reported to be efficient degraders of these recalcitrant pollutants. In the present study the Basidiomycetous a fungal isolate <i>Agaricomycetes sp.</i> AGAT was isolated from wood bark collected from Anand, Gujarat India. The isolate was screened for production of ligninolytic enzyme by primary and secondary screening. The isolate <i>Agaricomycetes sp. </i>AGAT is also able to degrade the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) present in the contaminated soil. The basidiomycetous fungal <i>Agaricomycetes sp.</i><i> </i>AGAT was able to grow on 100 ppm Pyrene, Phenanthrene, Fluorene and Fluoranthene as a sole source of carbon in minimal medium. Maximum degradation of 78.53%, 85.05%, 20.5% and 70.49% of Phenanthrene, Pyrene, Fluoranthene and Fluorene respectively. The depletion in the residual PAHs in the culture medium was determined by HPLC. By GC-MS analysis metabolites were identified as 1-hydroxypyrene and phthalic acid from Pyrene, 9H- Fluoren-9-ol from Fluorene, Fluorene, 4-[1,2-dihydroxethyl] from Fluoranthene and 9,10-dihydro-9,10-dihydroxyphenanthrene from Phenanthrene. Further effect of surfactants, mediator were also studied. Phytotoxicity study of degraded metabolite was also studied.},
doi={10.12691/ijebb-6-2-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}