Microbial delignification and hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass to enhance biofuel production: an overview and future prospect

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Table 3 Fungi degradation of lignin on different feedstock

Fungi species	Category	Feedstock used	Lignin degradation (%)	Time (days)	Reference
Pleurotus ostreatus	Mushroom	Cotton stalks	40	30	Kerem et al. 1992
Phanerochaete chrysosporium	White-rot fungus	Cotton stalks	60	30	Kerem et al. 1992; Shi et al. 2008
Trametes versicolor	White-rot fungus	Beech wood	57.4	120	Bari et al. 2016
Phanerochaete chrysosporium	White-rot fungus	Cotton stalks	28	14	Shi et al. 2008
Irpex lacteus	White-rot fungus	Cornstalks	15	11.84	Du et al. 2001
Echinodontium taxodii 2538	White-rot fungus	Bamboo culms	24	28	Suhara et al. 2012
Pleurotus ostreatus	White-rot fungus	Beech wood	56.5	120	Kerem et al. 1992; Patel et al. 2009
Phlebia sp. MG-60	White-rot fungus	Oak wood	40.6	56	Kamei et al. 2012
Trametes versicolor spp.	White-rot fungus	Bamboo culms	9–24	28	Suhara et al. 2012; Shirkavand et al. 2017
Ceriporia lacerata	White-rot fungus	Red pine	13	56	Lee et al. 2007
Stereum hirsutum	Brown-rot fungus	Red pine	15	56	Shirkavand et al. 2017
Ceriporiopsis subvermispora	White-rot fungus	Corn stover	39.2	42	Ohgren et al. 2007; Liu et al. 2017