ABSTRACT
Trichoderma spp. are common, soil-inhabiting, free-living fungi that interact with root, soil, and foliar environments, triggering various responses in plants. Trichoderma species belong to Ascomycetes of the Order Hypocreales. Trichoderma spp. are also found to play a significant part in bioremediation and phytobioremediation; its strains are involved in the breakdown of pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Balcazar-Lopez et al. tested the transgenic strain of T. atroviride, with a laccase from T. sanguineus, for degradation of bisphenol A, phenolic compounds in wastewater, and benzopyrene and phenanthrene and industrial dyes. Laccase-producing strains like T. atroviride, T. harzianum, and T. assperellum play a role in bioremediation processes and in agricultural and industrial applications. The possible use of Trichoderma harzianum Rifai, isolated from wastewater samples of the Rasina River in the vicinity of the industrial wastewaters of a plant in Henkel, Serbia, was tested for biodegradation of commercial detergent.
