FIB4 lead to a decrease in the time needed
for full phenol degradation and increased the phenol degradation rate. All strains exhibited activity of catechol 1,2-dioxygenase and phenol hydroxylase
in free cell extracts obtained from cells grown on phenol, suggesting that catecholwas oxidized by the ortho type of ring fission. These
data reported demonstrate the prospect after the application of filamentous fungal strains in protecting the environment from phenol pollution.
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