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. 1994 Feb;60(2):705-8.
doi: 10.1128/aem.60.2.705-708.1994.

Biotransformation of the Herbicide Atrazine by the White Rot Fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium

C Mougin  1 , C Laugero, M Asther, J Dubroca, P Frasse, M Asther
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Biotransformation of the Herbicide Atrazine by the White Rot Fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium

C Mougin et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1994 Feb.

Abstract

Biotransformation of atrazine by the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium was demonstrated by a 48% decrease of the initial herbicide concentration in the growth medium within the first 4 days of incubation, which corresponded to the mycelium-growing phase. Results clearly established the mineralization of the ethyl group of the herbicide. Analysis of the growth medium showed the formation of hydroxylated and/or N-dealkylated metabolites of atrazine during fungal degradation.

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