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- Title
Screening of micro-organisms for decolorization of melanins produced by bluestain fungi.
- Authors
Rättö, M.; Chatani, M.; Ritschkoff, A. -C.; Viikari, L.
- Abstract
A total of 17 fungi and four bacteria were screened for their ability to decolorize melanin, using isolated extracellular melanin of the bluestain fungus Aureobasidium pullulans as substrate. On agar media, decolorization was observed by four fungal strains: Bjerkandera adusta VTT-D-99746, Galactomyces geotrichum VTT-D-84228, Trametes hirsuta VTT-D-95443 and Trametes versicolor VTT-D-99747. The four fungi were more efficient on nitrogen-limited medium than on complete medium. The melanin-decolorizing activity of G. geotrichum appeared to be located on the mycelium and could be liberated into the medium enzymatically.
- Subjects
MICROORGANISMS; FUNGI; MELANINS; BACTERIA; MICROBIAL biotechnology
- Publication
Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology, 2001, Vol 55, Issue 2, p210
- ISSN
0175-7598
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s002530000516