Biomass growth and dye removal efficiency The growth of the fungal strain C. globosum IMA1was investigated on an ITE using batch systems during 10 days of static and stirred cultures. Results showed that the maximum dry weight of mycelium of 6.22 g/L was measured in the stirred culture after 4 days of incubation (Fig. 4a) with a maximum specific growth rate mmax of 0.14 g/g/h. However, without agitation C. globosum grew slowly on ITE to give 5.2 g/L of mycelium after 6 days of incubation (mmax ¼ 0.09 g/g/h). After that, a decrease of the mycelia biomass concentrations to 4.9 g/L and 4.4 g/L was observed for stirred and static cultures, respectively. The determination of growth yield versus incubation time showed that mycelia grew during the first 4 days using organic dyes as a substrate. In fact, C. globosum is able to
grow on ITE and presents an appreciable agent for its pollutants biodegradation