Ames test, biodegradation, ligninolytic fungi, activated sludge, mutagenicity

Our aim was to compare the ability of a white rot fungus Irpex lacteus and a bacterial, activated sludge culture to decolorize azo-, anthraquinone- and triphenylmethane dyes in liquid mineral media. The efficiency of the decomposition process and of the character biodegradation products were detected in the Ames test with and without metabolic activation.

Our aim was to compare the ability of a white rot fungus Irpex lacteus and a bacterial, activated sludge culture to decolorize azo-, anthraquinone- and triphenylmethane dyes in liquid mineral media. The efficiency of the decomposition process and of the character biodegradation products were detected in the Ames test with and without metabolic activation.