Table 1
Component loss of corn stover after pretreatment with white-rot fungal strains for 30 days at 28 C and 74% moisture level.
Strain Weight loss (%) Lignin loss (%) Hemicellulose loss (%) Cellulose loss (%) Selectivity value1
Coprinus stercoreus NRRL-20953 10.1 ± 0.6a 0.0 ± 0.0a 14.9 ± 1.2a 7.8 ± 0.4a 0.00a
Cyathus pallidus NRRL-6529 39.2 ± 0.9c 38.1 ± 3.0b 42.6 ± 2.3bc 28.3 ± 0.6de 1.35b
Cyathus stercoreus NRRL-6573 40.4 ± 2.0c 46.2 ± 0.7cd 51.8 ± 1.8c 32.1 ± 1.6ef 1.44bc
Phlebia brevispora NRRL-13108 32.2 ± 2.7b 39.6 ± 1.6b 42.1 ± 1.0b 16.1 ± 1.8b 2.46e
Polyporus compactus NRRL-A-2351 40.9 ± 0.1c 45.4 ± 1.5cd 52.1 ± 1.3c 33.1 ± 1.4f 1.37bc
Pycnoporus sanguineus FP-103506-Sp 38.6 ± 1.0c 51.0 ± 1.2d 50.7 ± 2.1c 25.4 ± 0.3cd 2.01d
The data presented are mean ± standard deviation for triplicate experiments. Different letters in superscript following the means indicate significant difference. Statistical
significance was determined using ANOVA and Tukey's HSD means comparison (p < 0.05). 1
Ratio of lignin loss and cellulose loss