Comparative Examination of the Olive Mill Wastewater Biodegradation Process by Various Wood-Rot Macrofungi

Table 5

Coefficient of determination (𝑟²) values in comparison between all degradation parameters (biomass, total phenolics reduction, decolorization, and germination index) and enzyme activities on the basis of the entire dataset obtained from all eight macrofungi examined. ∗Statistically significant at 5%; ∗∗statistically significant at 1%.

OMW degradation parameters and enzymes	Fungal biomass	Laccase activity	Mn independent peroxidase activity	Mn peroxidase activity	Decolorization	Total phenolics reduction	Germination index
Fungal biomass	—	0.50**	0.56**	0.56**	0.86**	0.76**	0.88**
Laccase activity		—	0.00	0.28	0.34*	0.63**	0.51**
Mn independent peroxidase activity			—	0.55**	0.46**	0.32*	0.60**
Mn peroxidase activity				—	0.33*	0.47**	0.62**
Decolorization					—	0.71**	0.71**
Total phenolics reduction						—	0.84**
Germination index							—