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

• Published in: Critical reviews in biotechnology Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 165 - 172
• Main Authors: Tortella, G., Durán, N., Rubilar, O., Parada, M., Diez, M. C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Informa Healthcare USA, Inc 01.06.2015; Informa Healthcare
• Subjects: antibiotics; Bioremediation feasibility; Biotechnology; contaminated soil; decontamination; dyes; Environmental Health; field experimentation; fungal biotechnology; Fungi; pollutant degradation; pollutants; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Soil Microbiology; white-rot fungi; fungal biotechnology; pollutant degradation; Bioremediation feasibility; white-rot fungi; contaminated soil

Abstract The use of white-rot fungi as a biotechnological tool for cleaning the environment of recalcitrant pollutants has been under evaluation for several years. However, it is still not possible to find sufficiently detailed investigations of this subject to conclude that these fungi can decontam...