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Table 3 Ability of the fungal isolates to grow on different carbon sources

From: Isolation and characterisation of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) degrading fungi from a historically contaminated soil

Fungal strains

Origin (bioreactors)

Growth on Glucose

Growth on Glucose + hexane

Growth on biphenyl

Growth on PCBs mix

Growth on PCBs mix + Glucose

Acremonium curvulum MUT 598

A

+++

+++

-

-

-

Aspergillus fumigatus MUT 4026

A

++++

++++

-

-

+++

Aspergillus ochraceus MUT 675

A

+++

+++

-

-

+

Beauveria bassiana MUT 676

C

+++

+++

-

-

-

Fusarium solani MUT 4020

A

+++

+++

-

-

+++

Geomyces pannorum MUT 588

C

+++

+++

-

-

-

Microsporum gypseum MUT 631

A

+++

+++

-

-

-

Penicillium digitatum MUT 4079

D

++++

++++

-

-

+++

Penicillium glabrum MUT 594

D

++++

++++

-

-

++

Penicillium chrysogenum MUT 4021

C

++++

++++

-

-

++++

Penicillium chrysogenum MUT 4023

A

+++

+++

-

-

+

Penicillium chrysogenum MUT 4025

C

+++

+++

-

-

+

Penicillium chrysogenum MUT 610

C

++++

++++

-

-

++

Penicillium paneum MUT 649

A

+++

+++

-

-

++

Penicillium purpurescens MUT 583

C

+++

+++

-

-

++

Penicillium solitum MUT 610

D

++++

++++

-

-

-

Scedosporium apiospermum MUT 614

A

+++

+++

-

-

++

Scedosporium apiospermum MUT 631

B

++++

++++

-

-

+++

Scedosporium apiospermum MUT 637

A

+++

+++

-

-

++

Scedosporium apiospermum MUT 641

C

++++

++++

-

-

+++

Scedosporium apiospermum MUT 697

A

++++

++++

-

-

+

  1. - no growth; + explorative growth consisting of few pellets; ++ evident mycelium in several pellets; +++ consistent mycelium in numerous pellets; ++++ consistent mycelium in homogeneous sporulating colony.