Fungal metabolism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: past, present and future applications in bioremediation.
Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, US Food & Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079, USA.
This article examines the importance of non-ligninolytic and ligninolytic fungi in the bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contaminated wastes. The research from the initial studies in Dave Gibson's laboratory to the present are discussed.
PMID: 9451829 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]