▣ Mycological characteristic

◼ Fungal isolate : Crustoderma

◼ KUC No. :KUC8611

◼ Host/Substrate, Location :CCA-treated wood wastes, Seoul, Korea

◼ Gene Seq. Info. : LSU

◼ Macromorphology

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  MEA

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  PDA

◼ Lineage

• fungi: Dikarya: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycotina: Agaricomycetes: Agaricomycetes incertae sedis: Polyporales: Coriolaceae: Corticiaceae ;
  

▣ Physiological characteristic

◼ Optimal growth Temp. & growth rate	30℃ & 4.35 mm/day
◼ Rot type	Brown rot
◼ Enzyme activity	FPA pH decrease 0.152 4.33

▣ Basic information related to mycoremediation

◼ Metal tolerance	Arsenic Cadmium Copper Lead ★★★☆☆ ★★★★☆ ★☆☆☆☆ ★★★★☆
◼ Metal sorption	Arsenic Cadmium Copper Lead ★☆☆☆☆ ★☆☆☆☆ ★☆☆☆☆ ☆☆☆☆☆

▣ Application

◼ Application Field	Degradation of CCA-treated wood wastes
◼ Content	Crustoderma sp. KUC8611 produced a remarkably higher weight loss in CCA-treated Pinus radiata (68.7%), Pseudotsuga menziesii (39.7%), and Tsuga heterophylla (38.5%) wood than other evaluated basidiomycete species, including Crustoderma flavescens and Crustoderma corneum. more
◼ Publication	Choi et al. 2010. Anton. van Leeuwen. 95(3): 285-293.