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Figure 6.7 Triarylmethane dyes evaluated for fungal and enzymatic treatment.

6.3 Biodegradation of Synthetic Dyes by

White Rot Fungi

The ability of white rot fungi, such as P. chrysosporium and T. versicolor , to
decolorize synthetic dye is very well known [22-25]. White rot fungi are
one of two groups of wood decaying Basidiomycota along with brown rot
fungi. Unlike brown rot fungi that degrade only easily degradable carbohy-
drate in decaying wood and other plant materials, white rot fungi degrade
both lignin and carbohydrate and leave white “bleached” cellulose fibers in