This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowReprints and Permissions
Right arrow Copyright Information
Right arrow Books from ASM Press
Right arrow MicrobeWorld
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Borokhov, O.
Right arrow Articles by Rothenburger, S.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Borokhov, O.
Right arrow Articles by Rothenburger, S.
Agricola
Right arrow Articles by Borokhov, O.
Right arrow Articles by Rothenburger, S.

 Previous Article  |  Next Article 

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, December 2000, p. 5457-5459, Vol. 66, No. 12
0099-2240/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Rapid Dye Decolorization Method for Screening Potential Wood Preservatives

Olga Borokhov* and Stephen Rothenburgerdagger

Lonzagroup, Research and Development Laboratories, Annandale, New Jersey 08801

Received 24 April 2000/Accepted 9 September 2000

We developed a new screening method for potential wood preservatives based on decolorization of the dye Remazol Brilliant Blue R by extracellular oxidative agents produced by wood decay fungi. Oxidative biodegradation of lignin yielded decolorized zones around and under fungal cultures on a dyed agar medium. Inhibitory effects were detected by direct observation and measurement of the decolorized zones.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Lonzagroup, Research and Development Laboratories, 79 Route 22 East, P.O. Box 993, Annandale, NJ 08801. Phone: (908) 730-1553. Fax: (908) 730-1546. E-mail: oborokhov{at}lonza-us.com.

dagger Present address: Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ 08876-0151.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, December 2000, p. 5457-5459, Vol. 66, No. 12
0099-2240/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.




Copyright © 2009 by the American Society for Microbiology.   For an alternate route to Journals.ASM.org, visit: http://intl-journals.asm.org | More Info»