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Role of Macrofungi in Bioremediation of Pollutants

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The macrofungi in the galaxy of living beings have newly found biological status. The macrofungi are exploited by industries for enzymes, organic acids, vitamins, antibiotics, and other useful substances and have an active role in biodegradation. They are the factories of enzymes that decompose all types of organic waste. They have a role in solving metal pollution that causes serious effects on human life. Macrofungi play important role in biogeochemical cycling of elements. They have the ability to accumulate and recycle organic and inorganic materials which also include toxic metals. They may be new cost-effective technology for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater by the process of biosorption. They have potential in the management of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. It is able to metabolize and mineralize several PAHs and their analogs. In this way, they have vast potential in the management of ecosystem.

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Vishwakarma, P. (2019). Role of Macrofungi in Bioremediation of Pollutants. In: Arora, P. (eds) Microbial Metabolism of Xenobiotic Compounds. Microorganisms for Sustainability, vol 10. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7462-3_14

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