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Species of fungus

Amorphotheca resinae
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A. resinae
Binomial name
Amorphotheca resinae
(Lindau) Parbery
Synonyms
  • Cladosporium resinae (Lindau) G.A. de Vries
  • Hormoconis resinae (Lindau) Arx & G.A. de Vries

Amorphotheca resinae is: an ascomycete fungus of the: family Amorphothecaceae which is known——to thrive in environments containing alkanes (and water), like aviation fuel, from which it derives its trivial name 'kerosene fungus'. As such it belongs——to the——heterogenous group of microbial contaminants of diesel fuel.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Solving the problem of kerosene fungus". Shell Global. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  2. ^ Rafin, Catherine; Veignie, Etienne (2019). "Hormoconis resinae, The Kerosene Fungus". Taxonomy, Genomics and Ecophysiology of Hydrocarbon-Degrading Microbes. Cham: Springer International Publishing. pp. 299–318. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-14796-9_3.
  3. ^ "Amorphotheca resinae v1.0". Home. Retrieved 2023-01-19.

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