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. 1976 Jul;32(1):192–194. doi: 10.1128/aem.32.1.192-194.1976

Requirement for a Growth Substrate During Lignin Decomposition by Two Wood-Rotting Fungi

T Kent Kirk *, W J Connors *, J Gregory Zeikus *
PMCID: PMC170029  PMID: 16345166

Abstract

Decomposition of 14C-labeled lignin to 14CO2 by the lignin-decomposing fungi Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Coriolus versicolor required a growth substrate such as cellulose or glucose. Growth with lignin as sole carbon addition to an otherwise complete medium was negligible.

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