Biodegradation of anthracene compound by two species of filamentous fungi

Abstract EN

Isolation and identification fungi of Emericella nidulans and Aspergillus flavus from a pinkish and yellowish artificial clay, by using potato dextrose agar (PDA).

Results revealed that E.

nidulans was the best for degrading anthracene (92.3%) with maximum biomass production (3.7gm/l), compared to A.

flavus with the rate of degradation (89%) and biomass production of (1.2gm/l), when methylene blue was used as redox indicator after incubating in a shaker incubator 120rpm at 30Co for 8days.

Results indicated that E.

nidulans has a high ability of anthracene degradation with the rate of (84%), while A.

flavus showed the lower level with (77%) by using HPLC.