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Isolation and enzymic characterisation of South African white-rot fungi

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2000

Theodorus H. de KOKER ,
John ZHAO ,
Simon F. ALLSOP  and
Bernard J. H. JANSE
Theodorus H. de KOKER
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa
John ZHAO
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
Simon F. ALLSOP
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa
Bernard J. H. JANSE
Affiliation:
Mondi Foresst, P.O. Box 39, Pietermaritzburg, 3200, South Africa. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Over 600 basidiomycetes were isolated from indigenous forests and commercial Eucalyptus and Pinus plantations in South Africa. One hundred and twenty of the cultures were identified and biochemical tests were done to screen the cultures for characteristics that are favourable for biopulping. Most of the white-rot fungi previously associated with biopulping elsewhere in the world were also isolated in South Africa, as well as an isolate with uniquely regulated ligninolytic systems. Phanerochaete chrysosporium was found to be a natural coloniser of wood chip piles in South Africa.

Type
Research Article
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Mycological Research , Volume 104 , Issue 7 , July 2000 , pp. 820 - 824
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© The British Mycological Society 2000

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