Acknowledgments The authors thank Prof. B. Rajasekhar Reddy (SK University, AP, India) and
Dr. G. Narasimha (SV University AP, India) for the revision of this book chapter, while B. S.
Shanthi Kumari is grateful to the Major Research Project Fellowship (F.No. 42-476/2013
(SR) dated 22-03-2013) from University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India for providing the financial support for a doctoral degree.
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Contam Toxicol 57:705–712
Bautista LF, Morales G, Sanz R (2015) Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) by laccase from Trametes versicolor covalently immobilized on amino-functionalized
SBA-15. Chemosphere 136:273–280
Bending GD, Friloux M, Walker A (2002) Degradation of contrasting pesticides by white rot fungi
and its relationship with lignolytic potential. FEMS Microbiol Lett 212:59–63
Bilal M, Asgher M, Iqbal HM, Hu H, Zhang X (2017) Bio-based degradation of emerging
endocrine-disrupting and dye-based pollutants using cross-linked enzyme aggregates. Environ
Sci Pollut Res Int 24:7035–7041
Breivik K, Pacyna JM, Munch J (1999) Use of α-, β-, γ- hexachlorocyclohexane in Europe,
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Cao H, Wang C, Liu H, Weili J, Hongwen S (2020) Enzyme activities during benzo[a]pyrene
degradation by the fungus Lasiodiplodia theobromae isolated from a polluted soil. Sci Rep
10:865
112
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Dr. G. Narasimha (SV University AP, India) for the revision of this book chapter, while B. S.
Shanthi Kumari is grateful to the Major Research Project Fellowship (F.No. 42-476/2013
(SR) dated 22-03-2013) from University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India for providing the financial support for a doctoral degree.
References
Abbas M, Yadegar A (2015) The influence of pesticides and herbicides on the growth and spore
germination of T. harzianum. Agri Sci Develop 4:41–44
Abdel-Hamid AM, Solbiati JO, Cann IKO (2013) Insights into lignin degradation and its potential
industrial applications. Adv Appl Microbiol 82:1–28
Acevedo F, Pizzul L, Castillo MP, Cuevas R, Diez MC (2011) Degradation of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons by the Chilean white-rot fungus Anthracophyllum discolor. J Hazard Mater
185:212–219
Agrawal K, Chaturvedi V, Verma P (2018a) Fungal laccase discovered but yet undiscovered.
Bioresour Bioprocess 5:4–12
Agrawal N, Verma P, Shahi SK (2018b) Degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (phenanthrene and pyrene) by the ligninolytic fungi Ganoderma lucidum isolated from the hardwood
stump. Bioresour Bioprocess 5:11
Amitai G, Adani R, Sod-Moriah G, Rabinovitz I, Vincze A, Leader H, Chefetz B, LeibovitzPersky L, Friesem D, Hadar Y (1998) Oxidative biodegradation of phosphorothiolates by fungal
laccase. FEBS Lett 438:195–200
Anastasi A, Tigini V, Varese GC (2013) The bioremediation potential of different ecophysiological
groups of fungi. In: Goltapeh EM et al (eds) Fungi as bioremediators, soil biology 32. Springer,
Berlin, Heidelberg, pp 29–49
Arakaki RL, Monteiro DA, Boscolo Dasilva X, Gomes E (2013) Halotolerance, ligninase production and herbicide degradation ability of basidiomycetes strains. Braz J Microbiol
44:1207–1214
Aranda E (2016) Promising approaches towards biotransformation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with Ascomycota fungi. Curr Opin Biotechnol 38:1–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
copbio.2015.12.002
Barajas-Aceves M, Hassan M, Tinoco R, Vazquez-Duhalt R (2002) Effect of pollutants on the
ergosterol content as indicator of fungal biomass. J Microbiol Methods 50:227–236
Barlas NE (1996) Toxicological assessment of biodegraded malathion in albino mice. Bull Environ
Contam Toxicol 57:705–712
Bautista LF, Morales G, Sanz R (2015) Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) by laccase from Trametes versicolor covalently immobilized on amino-functionalized
SBA-15. Chemosphere 136:273–280
Bending GD, Friloux M, Walker A (2002) Degradation of contrasting pesticides by white rot fungi
and its relationship with lignolytic potential. FEMS Microbiol Lett 212:59–63
Bilal M, Asgher M, Iqbal HM, Hu H, Zhang X (2017) Bio-based degradation of emerging
endocrine-disrupting and dye-based pollutants using cross-linked enzyme aggregates. Environ
Sci Pollut Res Int 24:7035–7041
Breivik K, Pacyna JM, Munch J (1999) Use of α-, β-, γ- hexachlorocyclohexane in Europe,
1970–1996. Sci Total Environ 239:151–116
Cao H, Wang C, Liu H, Weili J, Hongwen S (2020) Enzyme activities during benzo[a]pyrene
degradation by the fungus Lasiodiplodia theobromae isolated from a polluted soil. Sci Rep
10:865
112
B. S. Shanthi Kumari et al.