Abstract: The present invention particularly relates to a process of removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons phenanthrene and chrysene from wastewater and other contaminated sites by using a white-rot fungus Flavodon flavus (K 1) Ryv., which has been deposited at Agricultural Research Service Culture Collection (NRRL), 1815 North University Street, Peoria, Ill. 61604, USA bearing accession number NRRL 30302 on Mar. 10, 2000.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel white rot lignin-modifying fungus Flavodon flavus deposited at National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India, at accession No. 312 which is being deposited in ATCC with accession No. ______, and a process for removal of dyes in dye-containing waste-waters and soil, said process comprising the steps of growing the white rot fungus Flavodon flavus in a nutrient medium containing assimilable carbon and nitrogen source, having optimal salinity up to 15 parts per thousand for a period of about 4-10 days, contacting biomass with effluents containing dyes for a period of at least 5 days followed by separation of the fungal biomass from the effluents by conventional methods to render the effluents substantially free of dyes.

Abstract: Present invention particularly relates to production of alkaline protease for various industries and especially for “enzyme detergents” by a fungus Aspergillus sp. deposited in the microbial type culture collection of Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India, under the accession number MTCC 5102 and the said fungus can be grown in conventional media with commercial brands of milk powder using distilled water at pH 7.0 at room temperature (28° C.±2° C.), however, the said fungus grows well in seawater media too and also at 5° C.; further, the protease enzyme produced by this fungus acts equally well in the pH range of 6 to 11 and shows 100% activity at temperature of 42-47° C. but almost 90% of the activity is present at 30° C., 50% of the activity at 15° C. and at 60° C. The enzyme is thermostable up to 45 min at 45° C.

Abstract: This invention relates to a biological process for deinking of office waste paper and more particularly, the present invention relates to a biological process for deinking of xerographic and inkjet printed paper using a gram-negative coccoid bacterium deposited at National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403 043, India having accession No. NIO/DI/32 and being deposited at an international depository ______ having accession number ______ and also deposited at Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India having accession No. ______.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for simultaneous decolorization and detoxification of molasses spent wash or water/soil contaminated with molasses spent wash using white-rot lignin modifying fungus strain Flavodon flavus which has been deposited at the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India, bearing accession No. NIOCC #312 and has also been deposited at ARS Patent collection (NRRL), USDA, Illinois, U.S.A., bearing accession No. 30302.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel white rot lignin-modifying fungus Flavodon flavus deposited at National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India, at accession No. 312 which is being deposited in ATCC with accession No. ___, and a process for removal of dyes in dye-containing waste-waters and soil, said process comprising the steps of growing the white rot fungus Flavodon flavus in a nutrient medium containing assimilable carbon and nitrogen source, having optimal salinity up to 15 parts per thousand for a period of about 4-10 days, contacting biomass with effluents containing dyes for a period of at least 5 days followed by separation of the fungal biomass from the effluents by conventional methods to render the effluents substantially free of dyes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a biologically pure culture of white rot lignin-modifying fungus Flavodon flavus for simultaneous decolorization and detoxification of molasses spent wash or water/soil contaminated with molasses spent wash. The Flavodon flavus has been deposited at the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India, bearing Accession No. NIOCC #312 and has also been deposited at Agricultural Research Service Culture Collection (NRRL), 1815 North University Street, Peoria, Ill. 61604, U.S.A., bearing Accession No. NRRL 30302 on Mar. 10, 2000.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for simultaneous decolorization and detoxification of molasses spent wash or water/soil contaminated with molasses spent wash using white-rot lignin modifying fungus strain Flavodon flavus which has been deposited at the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India, bearing accession No. NIOCC #312 and has also been deposited at ARS Patent collection (NRRL), USDA, Illinois, U.S.A., bearing accession No. 30302.