OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYOREGON STATE UNIVERSITY| Title | Degradation of oil by fungi isolated from Gulf of Mexico beaches. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| 2015 | |
| Authors | Simister RL, Poutasse CM, Thurston AM, Reeve JL, Baker MC, White HK |
| Journal | Mar Pollut Bull |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 327-33 |
| Date Published | 2015 Nov 15 |
| ISSN | 1879-3363 |
| Alkanes, Ascomycota, Biodegradation, Environmental, Environmental Pollutants, Gulf of Mexico, Molecular Weight, Petroleum, Petroleum Pollution, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Quartz, Silicon Dioxide | |
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 ( | |
| 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.08.029 | |
| Alternate Journal | Mar. Pollut. Bull. |
| PubMed ID | 26323859 |