Table 2 Role of mushroom in degradation of pollutants
From: Mushroom as a product and their role in mycoremediation
S. no. | Mushroom spp. | Waste/Pollutants | Remarks | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pleurotus ostreatus | Oxo-Biodegradable plastic | Mushrooms degraded the plastic and grew on it. | da Luz et al. ([2013]) |
2 | Lentinula edodes | 2,4-dichlorophenol | Mushrooms degraded 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP) by using vanillin as an activator | Tsujiyama et al. ([2013]) |
3 | Pleurotus pulmonarius | Radioactive cellulosic-based waste | Waste containing mushroom mycellium was solidified with portland cement and then this solidified waste act as first barrier against the release of radiocontaminants | Eskander et al. ([2012]) |
4 | Jelly sp., Schizophyllum commune and Polyporous sp. | malachite green | 99.75% (Jelly sp.), 97.5% (Schizophyllum commune), 68.5% (Polyporous sp.2) dye was degraded in 10Â days | Rajput et al. ([2011]) |
5 | Pleurotus pulmonarius | crude oil | crude oil was degraded | Olusola and Anslem ([2010]) |
6 | Coriolus versicolor MKACC 52492 | PAH | Mushroom possesses ability to degrade Poly-R 478 which decides its suitability to degrade PAH. Lignin-modifying enzymes laccase, manganese-dependent peroxidase (MnP), and lignin peroxidase (LiP)was found to produce for degradation | Jang et al. ([2009]) |