RESUMEN
Fungi of the Ascomycota phylum were isolated from oil-soaked sand patties collected from beaches following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. To examine their ability to degrade oil, fungal isolates were grown on oiled quartz at 20°C, 30°C and 40°C. Consistent trends in oil degradation were not related to fungal species or temperature and all isolates degraded variable quantities of oil (32-65%). Fungal isolates preferentially degraded short (Asunto(s)
Ascomicetos/aislamiento & purificación
, Ascomicetos/metabolismo
, Contaminación por Petróleo
, Petróleo/metabolismo
, Alcanos/química
, Alcanos/metabolismo
, Biodegradación Ambiental
, Contaminantes Ambientales/química
, Contaminantes Ambientales/metabolismo
, Golfo de México
, Peso Molecular
, Hidrocarburos Policíclicos Aromáticos/química
, Hidrocarburos Policíclicos Aromáticos/metabolismo
, Cuarzo
, Dióxido de Silicio