Optimized Atrazine Degradation by Pleurotus ostreatus INCQS 40310: an Alternative for Impact Reduction of Herbicides Used in Sugarcane Crops

Patricia Maia Pereira^1,2,3, Ricardo Sposina Sobral Teixeira³, Marcone Augusto Leal De Oliveira⁴, Manuela Da Silva² and Viridiana Santana Ferreira-Leitao^1,3*

¹National Institute of Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Avenida Venezuela, 82, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20081-312, Brazil

²FIOCRUZ-Postgraduate Program in Health Surveillance, National Institute for Health Quality Control, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Avenida Brasil, 4365-Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21040-900, Brazil

³Postgraduate Program in Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Avenida Athos da Silveira Ramos, 149, Cidade Universitaria, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-909, Brazil

⁴Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-330, Brazil

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