Degradation of oil by fungi isolated from Gulf of Mexico beaches

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 relate...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine pollution bulletin 2015-11, Vol.100 (1), p.327-333
Hauptverfasser:	Simister, R.L., Poutasse, C.M., Thurston, A.M., Reeve, J.L., Baker, M.C., White, H.K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alkanes - chemistry Alkanes - metabolism Ascomycota Ascomycota - isolation & purification Ascomycota - metabolism Biodegradation, Environmental Deepwater Horizon Environmental Pollutants - chemistry Environmental Pollutants - metabolism Gulf of Mexico Marine Molecular Weight Petroleum Petroleum - metabolism Petroleum Pollution Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - chemistry Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - metabolism Quartz Sand patties Silicon Dioxide
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Zusammenfassung:	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 (
ISSN:	0025-326X 1879-3363
DOI:	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.08.029