Comparative Studies of Oleaginous Fungal Strains (Mucor circinelloides and Trichoderma reesei) for Effective Wastewater Treatment and Bio-Oil Production

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Microscopic observation of (a) M. circinelloides filamentous structure (Cotton Blue staining), (b) oil/lipid bodies stored in mycelia of M. circinelloides, (c) T. reesei filamentous structure (Cotton Blue staining), (d) fungal biomass collected at the end of the wastewater treatment (Left: T. reesei and right: M. circinelloides).

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