Functional differentiation of two autochthonous cohabiting strains of Pleurotus ostreatus and Cyclocybe aegerita from Serbia in lignin compound degradation

In nature, woody substrates are usually degraded by entire communities of microorganisms, which nowadays jeopardised anthropogenic influence, making it important to define the functional specificity every species. Two strains autochthonous fungi from Serbian lowland forests (Pleurotus ostreatus Ser1 and Cyclocybe aegerita Ser1) have been investigated for their ability degrade lignin [oak sawdust, oak isolated cell walls, synthetic dehydrogenative polymer (DHP)]. Measuring activities enzymes involved in degradation was coupled with detecting HPLC profile phenolics fungal growth media, loss. While Pleurotus appeared highly effective within a very short time span, failed lignin. This situation supported high enzyme low presence media Ser1, compared activity Ser1.