Biodegradation of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons using the filamentous fungus Penicillium sp. CHY-2 and characterization of its manganese peroxidase activity

A novel fungal strain, Penicillium sp. CHY-2, isolated from Antarctic soils, was effective for the degradation of decane at lower (20 °C) and medium (30 °C) temperatures.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:RSC Advances
Main Authors: Govarthanan, Muthusamy, Fuzisawa, Soichiro, Hosogai, Toshiki, Chang, Young-Cheol
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2017
Subjects:
Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ra28687a
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2017/RA/C6RA28687A
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Summary:A novel fungal strain, Penicillium sp. CHY-2, isolated from Antarctic soils, was effective for the degradation of decane at lower (20 °C) and medium (30 °C) temperatures.

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