Biodegradação da madeira de eucalipto por fungos de podridão

Abstract

Xylophagous fungi are used for various biotechnological purposes, such as biological discoloration, saccharification of biomass and ethanol production, resistance studies of wood and its by-products. In this way, the present work aimed to select fungi with greater capacity for degradation of eucalyptus wood, in order to contribute to future research, in the scope of biodegradation and biotechnology. 39 rotting fungi were used, 35 were identified through the ITS region, five did not produce phenoloxidases and all xylophages caused mass loss in the wood chips after 120 days. Eight fungi did not differ statistically from the positive control, indicating that these microorganisms have good deteriorating capacity of the wood compounds.