Biodegradation of reactive textile dyes by basidiomycetous fungi from brazilian ecosystems Biodegradação de corantes têxteis reativos fungos basidiomicetos do ecossistema brasileiro

The potential of Trametes villosa and Pycnoporus sanguineus to decolorize reactive textile dyes used for cotton manufacturing in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, was evaluated. Growth and decolorization halos were determined on malt extract agar containing 0.002g L-1 of the dye. T. villosa decolor...

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Main Authors: Kátia M.G. Machado, Luciana C.A. Compart, Rúbio O. Morais, Luiz H. Rosa, Mércia H. Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2006-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822006000400015