Degradation of the Organochlorinated Herbicide Diuron by Rainforest Basidiomycetes

Figure 2

Chromatograms from 20-day-old cultures of P. cubensis SXS 320. (a) abiotic control. (b) culture with initial 25 mg/L of diuron. Peak 1: unknown compound from the culture medium. Peak 2: diuron. Peak 3: residue of commercial formulation. Peak 4: compound from normal fungal metabolism (present in the controls without herbicide).

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