Toxicity of pentachlorophenol to six species of white rot fungi as a function of chemical dose

Journal Article · Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Applied and Environmental Microbiology; (United States)

OSTI ID:6440641

Alleman, B C ^[1]; Logan, B E; Gilbertson, R L ^[2]

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1. Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, OH (United States)
2. Univ. of Arizona, Tucson (United States)

White rot fungi degrade a wide variety of environmental pollutants including many chlorinated aromatic compounds, leading to studies of degrading organic pollutants in contaminated waste waters and soils. This study looks at six species of white rot fungus and demonstrates that chemical toxicity should be expressed in terms of dose by examining the toxic effects of pentachlorophenol (PCP) on both developing and mature fungal mats in stationary liquid cultures, under both nitrogen-sufficient and -deficient conditions.

• OSTI ID: 6440641
• Journal Information: Applied and Environmental Microbiology; (United States), Vol. 58:12; ISSN 0099-2240
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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