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Strain BOL13 was selected from 18 fungal strains isolated from an oil-spill contaminated site in Oruro, Bolivia. It was identified as a basidiomycete with high homology to Bjerkandera. The fungus degraded 100 mg phenanthrene l−1 at 0.17 mg l−1 d−1 at 30 °C at pH 7. During phenanthrene degradation, a maximum manganese peroxidase activity of 100–120 U l−1 was measured after 10 days of incubation. The ability of Bjerkandera sp. to produce lignin-modifying enzymes and to oxidize phenanthrene under various pH and temperature conditions was confirmed.
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Terrazas-Siles, E., Alvarez, T., Guieysse, B. et al. Isolation and characterization of a white rot fungus Bjerkandera sp. strain capable of oxidizing phenanthrene. Biotechnol Lett 27, 845–851 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-005-6242-4
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