Communications Biology (Jul 2021)

Large-scale phenotyping of 1,000 fungal strains for the degradation of non-natural, industrial compounds

  • David Navarro,
  • Delphine Chaduli,
  • Sabine Taussac,
  • Laurence Lesage-Meessen,
  • Sacha Grisel,
  • Mireille Haon,
  • Philippe Callac,
  • Régis Courtecuisse,
  • Cony Decock,
  • Joëlle Dupont,
  • Florence Richard-Forget,
  • Jacques Fournier,
  • Jacques Guinberteau,
  • Christian Lechat,
  • Pierre-Arthur Moreau,
  • Laetitia Pinson-Gadais,
  • Bernard Rivoire,
  • Lucile Sage,
  • Stéphane Welti,
  • Marie-Noëlle Rosso,
  • Jean-Guy Berrin,
  • Bastien Bissaro,
  • Anne Favel

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02401-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Navarro et al. present a culture-based approach to the degradation of industrial products and by-products by assessing >1,000 fungal strains. Using growth-assay-screening and a large sample of fungal phenotypes, they explore the functional differences across strains and species to demonstrate the potential of filamentous fungi in breaking down dyes and industrial by-products with lignocellulose and plastic bases.