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A total of 500 strains of basidiomycetes isolated from temperate forests in Japan and 379 strains from tropical forests in Indonesia were subjected to a laboratory screening for dioxin-degrading ability. At first, about 200 fungal strains were selected by their ability to decolorize Remazol Brilliant Blue R dye as an indicator of ligninolytic activities. Next, for excluding the factor of dioxin sorption by mycelia, we prepared two series of living cultures exposed either long-term or short-term to 2,7-dichlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,7-DCDD), and compared the decreases in the remaining amounts of this model compound. We chose Bjerkandera adusta strain VH57 as a promising new candidate for dioxin degradation, because it gave 40% difference in 2,7-DCDD levels between the two treatments after 30 days of exposure.
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Sato, A., Watanabe, Y., Nugroho, N.B. et al. Screening for dioxin-degrading basidiomycetes from temperate and tropical forests. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 19, 763–766 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025120522895
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