Microorganisms HPA degraded Enzyme Reference
Fungi
Aspergillus ochraceae Benzo[a]pyrene Cytochrome P450-dependent monoxygenases [46]
Penicillium spp Benzo[a]pyrene Cytochrome P450-dependent monoxygenases [46]
Phanerochaete chrysosporium Phenanthrene, anthracene, pyrene fluoranthene Manganese peroxidase [47,48]
Trametes versicolor Trichlorobenzene, Tetrachloroethylene Quinone reductase, Laccase [49]
Ganoderma lucidum Benzo[a]pyrene, anthracene, Benzo[a]anthracene Laccase [50]
Bjerkandera adusta Fluorene, anthracene Manganese peroxidase [51]
Gleophyllum striatum Pyrene, anthracene, 9- metil anthracene,
Dibenzothiophene
Lignin peroxidasse [52]
Irpex lacteus Phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene Manganese peroxidase [53]
Lentinus sp. phenanthrene,
fluoranthene, pyrene
Lignin enzymes and the Cytochrome p450 monoxygenases intercellular system [54]
Bacterium
Staphylococcus aureus Phenanthrene Dioxygenase [55]
Mycobacterium sp. JS14 Fluoranthene Catalase and superoxide dismutase [56]
Burkholderia xenovorans Benzoate, Biphenyl Biphenyl dioxygenase [57]
Bacillus licheniformis Naphthalene Dioxygenases and monoxygenases. [58]
Methylococcus alkanes, alkenes and cycloalkanes (C1-C8) Methane monoxygenases
Soluble
[59]
Acitobacter Alkanes and cycloalkanes (C5-C16)   Cytochrome P-450 Bacterial System [14]
Nocardia otitidiscaviarum TSH1 Naphthalene Dioxygenase [60]
Table 1: Types of hydrocarbon decomposing microorganisms.