Husaini, A. and Roslan, H.A and Hii, K.S.Y. and Ang, C.H. (2008) Biodegradation of aliphatic hydrocarbon by indigenous fungi isolated from used motor oil contaminated sites. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 24 (12). pp. 2789-2797. ISSN 1573-0972
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Abstract
Eighteen indigenous fungal isolates has been successfully isolated from samples of used motor oil, top five centimetres of soil and drainage water contaminated with used motor oil. All of the pure fungal isolates obtained were identified, characterized and subjected to preliminary screening by evaluating the average growth rate of each fungal isolates on minimal media containing 1% (v/v) used motor oil. Trichoderma asperellum strain TUB F-1067 (SA4), Trichoderma asperellum strain Tr48 (SA5), Trichoderma asperellum strain TUB F-756 (SA6), Penicillium species (P1), and Aspergillus species (P9) were further selected for their hydrocarbon biodegradation potential. Among these five fungal isolates selected, P1 strain presented a significant degree of degradation by degrading almost all of the n-alkanes (n-C-15 to n-C-23 range) present in the used motor oil, thus of greater potential in degrading the aliphatic hydrocarbon compounds of used motor oil.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Biodegradation, Indigenous fungi, Aliphatic hydrocarbon, Gas chromatographic analysis, unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education, research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology |
| Depositing User: | Karen Kornalius |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2017 02:49 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Sep 2017 02:49 |
| URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17468 |
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