Two hundred thirty four fungal strains were isolated by baiting method, for their feather degradation and keratinase producing ability. Fungi were tested on solid milk agar plates and in submerged culture. Maximum clearing zone was made by Chrysosporium indicum (7mm) on solid agar plates. The highest keratinase production was found in case of Acremonium strictum (74.40Unit/mL & 124.72 Unit/ml i...

The role of lignin peroxidases (LIPs) and manganese peroxidases (MNPs) of Phanerochaete chrysosporium in decolorizing kraft bleach plant effluent (BPE) was investigated. Negligible BPE decolorization was exhibited by a per mutant, which lacks the ability to produce both the LIPs and the MNPs. Also, little decolorization was seen when the wild type was grown in high-nitrogen medium, in which the...

Chrysosporium is a large genus of saprophytic fungi that is commonly found in the soil. Infection caused by this organism is rare in humans and typically occurs in immunocompromised patients. Primary cutaneous Chrysosporium infection is relatively rare and has been reported in a heart transplant patient. The prognosis is usually favorable, but very poor in the setting of persistent profound imm...

The manganese peroxidase (MnP) of Phanerochaete chrysosporium supported Mn(II)-dependent, H202independent lipid peroxidation, as shown by two findings: linolenic acid was peroxidized to give products that reacted with thiobarbituric acid, and linoleic acid was peroxidized to give hexanal. MnP also supported the slow oxidation of phenanthrene to 2,2'-diphenic acid in a reaction that required Mn(...

BACKGROUND Tobacco stalk is one kind of abundant crop residues in China. The high lignification of tobacco stalk increases its reusing cost and the existing of nicotine will cause serious pollution. The biodegradation of lignocellulosic biomass has been demonstrated to be an environmental and economical approach for the utilization of plant stalk. Meanwhile, many nicotine-degrading microorganis...

This research measured mycelial extension rates of selected strains of Phanerochaete chrysorhiza, Phanerochaete laevis, Phanerochaete sanguinea, Phanerochaete filamentosa, Phanerochaete sordida, Inonotus circinatus, and Phanerochaete chrysosporium and the ability of these organisms to tolerate and degrade the wood preservative pentachlorophenol (PCP) in an aqueous medium and in soil. Most of th...

Straw waste has a large amount of lignocellulose, which shows strong resistance to biodegradation in the composting process and hinders formation humic substances. Therefore, effects pH adjustment inoculation degradation bacteria on process, lignocellulose humus secondary fermentation were explored through aerobic experiments. The experiment was designed with four treatment groups: CK (conventi...

When Phanerochaete chrysosporium is grown under oxygen-limited condition, ethanol is one of the important metabolites. In order to understand the metabolic mechanism of P. chrysosporium grown under oxygen-limited condition, a cDNA sequence (1 071 bp) designated "PCAdh1" encoding an alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) was cloned from the filamentous white-rot fungus P. chrysosporium. PCAdh1 gene encodes...

Isolation and characterization of the new species Chrysosporium ophiodiicola from a mycotic granuloma of a black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta) are reported. Analysis of the sequences of different fragments of the ribosomal genes demonstrated that this species belongs to the Onygenales and that this species is genetically different from other morphologically similar species of Chrysospori...

Production of lignolytic enzymes by the mushroom fungus Stereum ostrea in liquid medium under conditions of vegetative growth was examined for 10 days in comparison to the reference culture Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Though growth and secretion of extracellular protein by S. ostrea were comparable to those of P. chrysosporium, yields of laccase enzyme by S. ostrea were higher than laccase tit...