Fungi Fungal dry mass (g) ca TCP (mg L-1) ca CP (mg L-1) % of CP degraded A. sydowiiCBMAI 935 * 4.9 ± 0.01 76.5 ± 16.6 24 Trichoderma sp.CBMAI932  * 3.7 ± 2.2 94.5 ± 5.5 5 a = concentration determined by HPLC-UV. * = fungal dry mass was not sufficient to be quantified.

Table 4: Quantitative biodegradation of chlorpyrifos (100 mg L-1) by A. sydowii CBMAI 935 and Trichoderma sp. CBMAI 932, on the 30th d of reaction in a liquid mineral medium supplemented with KNO3.