FUSARIUM GROWTH SUPPORTED BY HYDROCARBONS.
In studies of the microflora associated with fuel storage tanks, a Fusarium species was isolated from No. 1 diesel fuel. The culture was identified as F. moniliforme Sheldon. Attempts were made to cultivate this organism with seven hydrocarbons of 99(+) mole per cent purity as the sole carbon source; growth of the fungal culture was supported only by n-decane and n-dodecane. A spore viability study of F. moniliforme in filter-sterilized diesel fuel with no free water showed that viability was retained for 9 months in this environment.
D000473:Alkanes; D003470:Culture Media; D005658:Fungi; D005670:Fusarium; D005742:Gasoline; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D012106:Research
D000473:Alkanes; D003470:Culture Media; D005742:Gasoline; D006838:Hydrocarbons; C007548:n-dodecane
CULTURE MEDIA; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; FUSARIUM; HYDROCARBONS