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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Metabolism by White Rot Fungi Agaricomycetes sp AGAT and Its Microcosm Study

Archana Pandey, Akshaya Gupte

International Journal of Environmental Bioremediation & Biodegradation. 2018, 6(2), 36-56 doi:10.12691/ijebb-6-2-1
  • Figure 1. (a) Fruiting Body of AGAT. (b) Growth pattern of AGAT on 2%MEA, (c) - (e) Plate assay for Laccase on MEA plate containing different chromogenic substrates viz. orth-dianisidine, Guaiacol and Gallic acid
  • Figure 2. Secondary screening for laccase production
  • Figure 3. (a) Clamp connection observed in mycelium (b) Spores of mycelium (c) generative hyphae with clamp connection (d) Spores of mycelium (e) Gloeopleros hyphae (f) Basidiospores observed in fruiting body (g) Binding hyphae
  • Figure 4. The bootstrapped unrooted tree of AGAT by NJ analysis
  • Figure 5. Fungal culture grown on different PAH used as sole source of carbon: (a). Control (b) Benzo(a) Fluoranthene (c) Fluorene (d) Pyrene (e) Acenaphthene(f) Anthracene (g) Phenanthrene
  • Figure 6. Phenanthrene degradation by Agaricomycetes sp AGAT as a sole source of carbon and energy
  • Figure 7. Different co-substrate used for PAH degradation
  • Figure 8. The co-metabolic degradation of Phenanthrene by Agaricomycetes sp AGAT
  • Figure 9. The Pyrene (100ppm) degradation profile by Agaricomycetes sp AGAT
  • Figure 10. The Fluoranthene (100ppm) degradation profile by Agaricomycetes sp AGAT
  • Figure 11. The Fluorene (100ppm) degradation profile by Agaricomycetes sp AGAT
  • Figure 12. Growth of Agaricomycetes sp. on different PAHs. (100ppm): (a) Control (b) Pyrene (c ) Fluoranthene (d) Phenanthrene (e) Fluorene (f) Acenaphthene (g) Anthracene
  • Figure 13. Degradation of PAHs in the presence of different concentrations of Tween 80 on 15th day of Pyrene, 20th day of Phenanthrene and Fluorene and 25th day of Fluoranthene
  • Figure 14. Degradation of PAHs in the presence of different concentrations of SDS on 15th day of Pyrene, 20th day of Phenanthrene and Fluorene and 25th day of Fluoranthene
  • Figure 15. Degradation of PAHs in the presence of different concentrations of Triton X-100 on 15th day of Pyrene, 20th day of Phenanthrene and Fluorene and 25th day of Fluoranthene
  • Figure 16. Effect of different concentrations of mediator compound HBT on degradation of PAHs
  • Figure 17. Effect of different concentrations of mediator compound ABTS on degradation of PAHs
  • Figure 18. Effect of different concentrations of mediator compound Phenol on degradation of PAHs
  • Figure 19. Microcosm study for Phenanthrene degradation
  • Figure 20. Microcosm study for Fluorene degradation
  • Figure 21. Microcosm study for Pyrene degradation
  • Figure 22. Microcosm study for Fluoranthene degradation
  • Figure 23. (a) & (b): Shows the mass spectra of control and experimental pyrene
  • Figure 24. Proposed pathway of pyrene
  • Figure 25. (a) & (b): Mass spectra of control and experimental Phenanthrene
  • Figure 26. Proposed pathway for Phenanthrene degradation
  • Figure 27. (a) & (b): Mass spectra of control and experimental Fluorene
  • Figure 28. Proposed pathway for Fluorene
  • Figure 29. (a) & (b) Mass spectra of control and experimental Fluoranthene
  • Figure 30. Proposed pathway for Fluoranthene
  • Figure 31. Phytotoxicity of degraded metabolite on Triticum asetivum (a) Fluoranthene (b) Fluorene (c ) Pyrene and (d) Phenanthrene