1 23 World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology ISSN 0959-3993 Volume 27 Number 7 World J Microbiol Biotechnol (2011) 27:1641-1648 DOI 10.1007/s11274-010-0618- x Isolation, identification, and biochemical characterization of a brown rot fungus capable of textile dye decolorization Ola M. Gomaa, Osama A. Momtaz, Hussein Abd El Kareem & Riham Fathy