Four different white rot fungi were screened to
study the decolourisation of the textile dyes Reactive
Black 5 (RB5) and Poly R-478 on plates under alkaline
condition. Three strains of Trametes versicolor (MUM
94.04 MUM 04.100 MUM 04.101) and one strain of
Phanerochaete chrysosporium (MUM 94.15), showed
better decolourisation results. The strains were used for
decolourisation study in liquid culture medium (LCM).
All four strains presented more efficient
decolourisation on dye RB5, but they differed in
decolourisation capacity depending on the analised pH
value. In LCM the decolouration of dye reached 100%
for the two strains of WRF studied
