Phenanthrene, Fluoranthene, Story 2001, Sphingomonas et al., Anthracene, Naphthalene Mueller 1990 paucimobilis et al., EPA505 Chlorinated dibenzopdioxin Nam 2006 Sphingomonas wittichii et al., RW1 Phenanthrene, Naphthalene Cho 2001 sp. KS14 Sphingomonas et al., sp.DBF63 Fluorene, Dibenzofuran, Habe 2004, Habe Terrabacter et al., Chlorinated dibenzopdioxin, 2001, Habe et al., et al., Chlorinated dibenzothophene 2002 sp. Benzo[a]pyrene Grosser 1991 Xanthamonas et al., Pyrene, Carbazole Table 2: Fungal genera capable of degrading PAHs (20):- Name of Fungus PAH Reference Anthracene Field Phanerochaete et al.,1996 chrysporium sp. strain Anthracene Field Bjerkandera et al.,1996 BOS55 Anthracene Collins 1986 Trametes versicolor et al., Anthracene Cernigilia, 1997 Cunninghamella elegansoxidizes Anthracene Hammel 1991 P. chrysosporium et al., Benzo[a]pyrene Romero 2010 Aspergillus flavus et al., Benzo[a]pyrene Romero 2010 Paecilomyces farinosus et al., Oil fields are not uniformly distributed around the but being in limited areas such as the Persian Gulf region. The world production of crude oil is more than three billion tons per year, and about the half of this is transported by sea. Consequently, the international transport of petroleum by tankers is frequent. All tankers take on ballast water which contaminates the marine environment when it is subsequently discharged. The recent spill of more than 200,000 barrels of crude oil from the oil tanker Exxon Valdez in Prince William Sound, Alaska, as well as smaller spills in Texas, Rhode
Sphingomonas paucimobilis EPA505 Phenanthrene, Fluoranthene, Anthracene, Naphthalene Story et al., 2001, Mueller et al., 1990 Sphingomonas wittichii RW1 Chlorinated dibenzopdioxin Nam et al., 2006 Sphingomonas sp. KS14 Phenanthrene, Naphthalene Cho et al., 2001 Terrabacter sp.DBF63 Fluorene, Dibenzofuran, Chlorinated dibenzopdioxin, Chlorinated dibenzothophene Habe et al., 2004, Habe et al., 2001, Habe et al., 2002 Xanthamonas sp. Benzo[a]pyrene Pyrene, Carbazole Grosser et al., 1991 Table 2: Fungal genera capable of degrading PAHs (20):- Name of Fungus PAH Reference Phanerochaete chrysporium Anthracene Field et al.,1996 Bjerkandera sp. strain BOS55 Anthracene Field et al.,1996 Trametes versicolor Anthracene Collins et al., 1986 Cunninghamella elegansoxidizes Anthracene Cernigilia, 1997 P. chrysosporium Anthracene Hammel et al., 1991 Aspergillus flavus Benzo[a]pyrene Romero et al., 2010 Paecilomyces farinosus Benzo[a]pyrene Romero et al., 2010 Oil fields are not uniformly distributed around the but being in limited areas such as the Persian Gulf region. The world production of crude oil is more than three billion tons per year, and about the half of this is transported by sea. Consequently, the international transport of petroleum by tankers is frequent. All tankers take on ballast water which contaminates the marine environment when it is subsequently discharged. The recent spill of more than 200,000 barrels of crude oil from the oil tanker Exxon Valdez in Prince William Sound, Alaska, as well as smaller spills in Texas, Rhode
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