Table 6.

Some common fungal species used in pollutant remediation in wastewater.

Fungi	Wastewater type	Pollutant	Reference
Penicillium, Saccharomyces	Radioactive waste	Radionuclides U, Th, Sr	[176]
Aspergillus niger, Rhizopus oryzae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Penicillium chrysogenum	Industrial wastewater	Cr	[177]
Candida sphaerica	Industrial wastewater	Fe, Zn, Pb	[178]
Candia sp.	Industrial wastewater	Cu, Ni	[179]
Candida porapsilosis	Industrial wastewater	Hg	[180]
Sphaerotilusnatans	Industrial wastewater	Cr	[181]
Gloeophyllumsepiarium	Industrial wastewater	Cr	[182]
Aspergillus niger	Industrial wastewater	Fe	[183]
X ray contrast agent iopromide and antibiotic ofloxacin	Hospital wastewater	Trametesversicolor	[184]
Trametesversicolor	Veterinary hospital wastewater	Ciprofloxacin, trimethoprim, tetracycline, acridone, carbamazepine	[185]
Trametes versicolor	Urban wastewater	Salicylic acid, Codeine, Ceflalexine, acridone, ciprofloxacine, propanolol	[186]
Trametes versicolor	Pharmaceutical wastewater	Carbamazepine, benzophenone, diclofenac	[187]
Pleurotusostreatus	Hospital wastewater	Diclofenac, ketoprofen, atenolol	[188]
Penicillumcorylophilum	Domestic wastewater	Suspended solids	[189]