Table 2 Fungal biomass, laccase activity and herbicide degradation after 20 days in liquid medium with 25 mg L⁻¹ of initial atrazine. Superscript lowercase letters (a-c) represent statistically distinct (p ≤ 0.05) groups

Gloelophyllum striatum MCA2

0.93 ± 0.01

–

0.52 ± 0.06

–

Datronia caperata MCA5

0.79 ± 0.06

25.0 ± 8.50

0.64 ± 0.04

75.7 ± 5.39

Trametes modesta MCA6

1.70 ± 0.16

–

0.93 ± 0.02

–

Gloelophyllum striatum MCA7

1.30 ± 0.06

–

1.377 ± 0.08

–

Polyporus tenuiculus MCA9

0.97 ± 0.01

–

0.62 ± 0.10

–

Polyporus tenuiculus MCA11

1.71 ± 0.47

2.41 ± 1.66

0.85 ± 0.09

32.2 ± 11.55

Pycnoporus sanguineus MCA16

1.47 ± 0.08

9.89 ± 6.70

1.01 ± 0.11

15.18 ± 1.11

Agaricales MCA17

0.78 ± 0.06

4.03 ± 0.91

0.71 ± 0.04

–

Polyporus sp. MCA128

5.07 ± 0.08

–

4.62 ± 0.11

–

Hexagonia hirta MCA131

2.11 ± 0.21

–

1.35 ± 0.28

–

Datronia stereoides MCA167

5.52 ± 0.03

–

5.04 ± 0.32

–

Pluteus cubensis SXS320

1.04 ± 0.16

–

0.94 ± 0.05

–

Dacryopinax elegans SXS323

2.39 ± 0.01

–

1.43 ± 0.12

–

Not inoculated medium (abiotic control

0

0

0

0