ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Biodegradation of PAHs by Trametes hirsuta zlh237
and Effect of Bioaugmentation
on PAHs-Contaminated Soil
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Key Laboratory of Microbial Engineering at the Institute of Biology, Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou 450008,
People’s Republic of China
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School of Environmental Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
Submission date: 2021-04-20
Final revision date: 2021-09-02
Acceptance date: 2021-10-11
Online publication date: 2022-02-17
Publication date: 2022-04-06
Corresponding author
Zhimin Du
Institute of Biology at Henan Academy of Sciences, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2022;31(3):2473-2484
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This study aimed to investigate the biodegradation of three distinct PAHs: Phenanthrene (Phe),
Pyrene (Pyr), and Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) by using fermentation broth from T. hirsuta culture medium.
The results revealed that 2,5-xylidine ameliorates laccase production in T. hirsuta fermentation
medium. After 6 days of incubation, T. hirsuta zlh237 fermentation broth (6-day-FFB) showed
a higher degradation rate for three PAHs than 11-day fermentation broth (11-day-FFB). Final Phe, Pyr,
and BaP degradation rates of 6-day-FFB were 89.35%, 85.92%, and 89.45%, respectively, on the 5th
day of incubation. The PAHs biodegradation rate of 6-day-FFB in natural soil samples were lower
than in sterilized soil. The Phe, Pyr, and BaP degradation rates of 6-day-FFB were 54.49%, 46.76%,
and 51.93% in sterilized soil samples, and 39.37%, 34.00%, 33.99% in natural soil samples, after
15 days incubation, respectively. The high-throughput sequencing analysis revealed that the 6-day-
FFB altered the bacterial community structure and enhanced microbial biodiversity of contaminated
soil. The PAHs-contaminated soils incubated with 6-day-FFB showed significant increase in well color
development than the controls. Principal Component Analysis of Biolog data differentiated the effect of
6-day-FFB and sterilized 6-day-FFB on contaminated soils. It implied that T. hirsuta zlh237 restored
the microbiological functioning of the PAHs contaminated soils.