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Fungal Bioreactors: Applications to White-Rot Fungi

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The growth mechanisms of filamentous fungi in liquid cultures ranges from dispersed mycelia to compact pellets. The excessive growth of mycelia gives rise to practical and technical difficulties in culturing fungi and consequently the possibility to control and regulate hyphal extension and pellet size is of great importance for their potential application in continuous operation. Here we show how the control of fungal growth on the surface of a biofilm by means of a pulsing flow can enhance the efficiency and stability of processes with different objectives, i.e., the production of a ligninolytic enzyme, the decolourisation of synthetic dyes and the detoxification of coloured effluents.

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Moreira, M., Feijoo, G. & Lema, J. Fungal Bioreactors: Applications to White-Rot Fungi. Re/Views in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology 2, 247–259 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:RESB.0000040463.80808.dc

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