Are white-rot fungi a real biotechnological option for the improvement of environmental health?

Critical Reviews in Biotechnology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 165-172

  Tortella, G ^a   Duran N ^b   Rubilar, O ^a   Parada, M ^a   Diez, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioremediation feasibility; Contaminated soil; Fungal biotechnology; Pollutant degradation; White rot fungi

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FUNGI; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOIL POLLUTION;

BIOTECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS; COMPLEX STRUCTURE; CONTAMINATED SITES; CONTAMINATED SOILS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; POLLUTANT DEGRADATION; WHITE ROT FUNGI;

BIODEGRADATION;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DYE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WHITE ROT FUNGUS; FUNGUS; MICROBIOLOGY;

FUNGI;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FUNGI; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84932113734     PISSN: 07388551     EISSN: 15497801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2013.823597     Document Type: Review

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