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Open Access | Published on May 7, 2019

Cooperation of bacteria and fungus on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons degradation

Vrchotová Blanka
Danda Matěj
Lovecká Petra
Abstract

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are diverse family of hydrophobic organic pollutants. They can be removed from environment by bacterial degradation. One of the process which could limit biodegradation is transfer of hydrophobic contaminants in to aqueous phase were degrading microorganisms live. In this work we would like to evaluate possible role of fungi in increasing transport of hydrophobic pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in to the aqueous phase. Increased transport should result in increased degradation of contaminants in our case polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Keywords
bacterial degradation, mycelia, transport, PAH