Growth, dye degradation and ligninolytic activity studies on Zimbabwean white rot fungi

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 4-5, 2001, Pages 420-426

  Tekere, M ^a   Mswaka, A Y ^a   Zvauya, R ^a   Read, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Ligninolytic; Triphenylmethane and polymeric dyes

Indexed keywords

BLUE DEXTRAN; BROMOPHENOL BLUE; CRESOL RED; CRYSTAL VIOLET; DYE; LACCASE; LIGNIN; LIGNIN PEROXIDASE; MANGANESE PEROXIDASE; POLY R478; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOLORIZATION; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PH; PHANEROCHAETE; REACTION ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; ZIMBABWE;

CINGULATA; DATRONIA; FUNGI; PYCNOPORUS SANGUINEUS; TRAMETES CINGULATA; TRAMETES POCAS; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0035826284     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(00)00343-4     Document Type: Article

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