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    • Chemical compoundExternal
      carbon source
      Penicillium spp.Reference
      PhenolNoneP. frequentans Bi 7/2[32]
      P. chrysogenum var. halophenolicum[23]
      P. chrysogenum ERK1[8, 37]
      P. notatum[41]
      ResorcinolNoneP. chrysogenum var. halophenolicum[24, 36]
      Catechol,
      Hydroquinone
      NoneP. chrysogenum var. halophenolicum[36]
      2-chlorophenolPhenolP. frequentans Bi 7/2[32]
      AcetateP. camemberti[39]
      3-chlorophenolPhenolP. frequentans Bi 7/2[32]
      P. simplicissimum[33]
      4-chlorophenolPhenolP. frequentans Bi 7/2[32]
      P. simplicissimum[33]
      2-nitrophenolPhenolP. frequentans Bi 7/2[32]
      3-nitrophenolPhenolP. frequentans Bi 7/2[32]
      4-nitrophenolPhenolP. frequentans Bi 7/2[32]
      4-bromophenolPhenolP. simplicissimum[33]
      3-fluorophenolNoneP. simplicissimum[33]
      4-fluorophenolNoneP. simplicissimum[33]
      2,3- difluorophenolPhenolP. frequentans Bi 7/2[35]
      2,4- difluorophenolPhenolP. frequentans Bi 7/2[35]
      2,5- difluorophenolPhenolP. frequentans Bi 7/2[35]
      3,4- difluorophenolPhenolP. frequentans Bi 7/2[35]
      2,4,6-trichlorophenolAcetateP. chrysogenum ERK1[7]
      PentachlorophenolAcetateP. camemberti[39]
      3,5-dimethyl-2,4-dichlorophenolNonePenicillium spp[40]

      Table 1. 

      Degradation of phenol and its derivatives by Penicillium spp.

    • Penicillium sppChemical groupDye nameConcentration
      (mg·l−1)
      Toxicity analysisWastewater testedReference
      P. chrysogenumAzo
      Direct Black 22,
      Direct Yellow 86,
      Direct Blue 200
      200T. aestivumDiluted effluent[4, 6]
      P. ochrochloronTriphenylmethane
      Cotton blue50T. aestivum
      E. lens
      A. vinelandii

      No[47]
      Malachite green50T. aestivum
      E. lens
      Diluted effluent[48]
      P. simplicissimum

      Azo

      Reactive Red 198 Reactive Blue 214200
      D. pulexNo[52]
      PhthalocyanineReactive Blue 21200D. pulexNo[52]
      TriphenylmethaneMethyl Violet, Crystal Violet, Malachite Green
      Cotton Blue
      50−100

      V. radiate
      B. cereus
      S. aureus
      No[53, 54]
      P. oxalicumAzoAcid Red 183, Direct Blue 15 Direct Red 75100−300NoNo[5]
      P. pinophilumTriphenylmethaneMalachite Green10NoNo[55]

      Table 2. 

      Dye decolorization and degradation by Penicillium spp.

    • Chemical compoundPenicillium sppReference
      AcenaphthenePenicillium sp. CHY-2[74]
      AnthraceneP. oxalicum[75]
      P. ilerdanum[76]
      P. oxalicum SYJ-1[77]
      Benzo[a]pyrenePenicillium sp. CHY-2[74]
      P. janthinellum[66, 67]
      Benz[a]antraceneP. janthinellum[67]
      ButylbenzenePenicillium sp. CHY-2[74]
      ChryseneP. janthinellum[67]
      EthylbenzenePenicillium sp. CHY-2[74]
      Dibenz[a,h]anthraceneP. janthinellum[67]
      DibenzothiopheneP. oxalicum[75]
      DibenzofuranP. oxalicum[75]
      FluoreneP. italicum[69]
      P chrysogenum[68]
      FluorantheneP. ilerdanum[76]
      NaphthaleneP. ilerdanum[76]
      Penicillium sp. CHY-2[74]
      PhenanthreneP. frequentans[72]
      P. ilerdanum[76]
      P. oxalicum[75]
      P. oxalicum SYJ-1[77]
      PyreneP. simplicissimum,
      P. funiculosum,
      P. harzianum,
      P. terrestre
      [70]
      P. janthinellum,[66,67,70]
      P. ochrochloron[71]
      P. glabrum[34]
      P. ilerdanum[76]
      Penicillium oxalicum SYJ-1[77]
      PetrolPenicillium sp[73]
      DecanePenicillium sp. CHY-2[74]
      DodecanePenicillium sp. CHY-2[74]
      OctanePenicillium sp. CHY-2[74]

      Table 3. 

      Hydrocarbon degradation by Penicillium spp.

    • CompoundPenicillium sppReference
      FormaldehydeP. chrysogenum DY-F2[86]
      DiethylketonePenicillium spp.[87]
      Polychlorinated biphenylsP. chrysogenum,
      P. citreosulfuratum,
      P. canescens.
      [88]
      Sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonateP. chrysogenum[11]
      Poly ɛ-caprolactone and Polyester vylon 200P. fellutanum (Lipases)
      [89, 90]

      Table 4. 

      Degradation of other organic pollutants by Penicillium spp.