Exophiala sideris, a novel black yeast isolated from environments polluted with toxic alkyl benzenes and arsenic.
Fungal Biol, 2011/10;115(10):1030-7.
Seyedmousavi S[1], Badali H, Chlebicki A, Zhao J, Prenafeta-Boldú FX, De Hoog GS
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PMID: 21944215DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2011.06.004
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Abstract
A novel species of the black yeast genus Exophiala (order Chaetothyriales) is described. Strains were repeatedly obtained by enriching samples of wild berries from different plants, guano-rich soil and from oak railway ties treated with arsenic creosote under a toluene-rich atmosphere. An identical strain was encountered in a closed arsenic mine polluted by alkyl benzenes. Its potential use for purposes of bioremediation is discussed.
MeSH terms
Arsenic; Benzene; Biodegradation, Environmental; Environmental Microbiology; Environmental Pollutants; Environmental Pollution; Exophiala; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny
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