Comparative Analysis of the Ligninolytic Potential of Basidiomycetes Belonging to Different Taxonomic and Ecological Groups

Screening of the ligninolytic activity of basidiomycetes from the Komarov Botanical Institute Basidiomycetes Culture Collection (LE-BIN), Russian Academy of Sciences, belonging to different taxonomic and ecological groups was performed. The patterns of the position of taxa of active producers of ligninolytic enzymes in the modern system of fungi were identified. Cluster analysis showed that the group of fungi with the greatest ligninolytic and degradation potential includes representatives of the families Pleurotaceae, Polyporaceae, and Phanerochaetaceae, which perform the first stages of wood decomposition. As a result, species of interest for the further study of their oxidative potential and use in biotechnology were selected.