grow on an alternative carbon source; however only a few isolate
can mineralize chrysene [19]. The bioavailability of chrysene in liquid
medium may be increased by the application of surfactants.
Surfactants increase the bioavailability of organic contaminants by
solubilisation of the molecule into hydrophobic core of micelles in
solution. This has been observed for surfactants in excess of their
critical micelle concentration [20].
In order to eliminate chrysene, degraders should be able to get
enough biomass and ideally mineralize and grow on chrysene as
carbon and energy source [21]. The present study aims to investigate
themethod of using fungus isolatedfromoil-contaminatedsoil
to degrade chrysene in liquid medium. The production of enzyme
which plays an important role andmetabolites produced during the
degradation process were also investigated to evaluate the availability
of fungus for bioremediation in soil.