Degradation of oil by fungi isolated from Gulf of Mexico beaches.
Mar Pollut Bull
; 100(1): 327-333, 2015 Nov 15.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26323859
ABSTRACT
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 (Key words
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ascomycota
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Petroleum
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Petroleum Pollution
Country/Region as subject:
Mexico
Language:
En
Journal:
Mar Pollut Bull
Year:
2015
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Article
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