Characterization of an azo-dye-degrading white rot fungus isolated from Malaysia

• Main Authors: Cheng, W. N., Sim, H. K., Ahmad, Siti Aqlima, Syed, Mohd. Arif, Abd Shukor, Mohd Yunus, Yusof, Mohd. Termizi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55261/1/Characterization%20of%20an%20azo.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55261/; http://www.mycosphere.org

Sixty-three local white-rot fungi were isolated from soil and wood samples on potato dextrose agar (PDA). All these isolates were screened for their ability to degrade 4 textile azo dyes;Ponceau 2R (C.I. 16450), Orange G (C.I. 16230), Direct Blue 71 (C.I. 34140) and Biebrich Scarlet (C.I. 26905). O...