Highlighting the potential for crude oil bioremediation of locally isolated Cunninghamella echinulata and Mucor circinelloides.

ABSTRACT: The current investigation was carried out to assess the potential of fungi isolated from polluted soil samples in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia, to degrade crude oil. In a minimal salt medium with 1% crude oil as the carbon source, the growth potential of various fungal isolates was examined. Among twelve fungal isolates, YS-6 and YS-10, identified as Cunninghamella echinulata and Mucor circinelloides based on multiple sequence comparisons and phylogenetic analyses, were selected as having superior crude oil degrading abilities. To the best of our knowledge, the isolated species have never been detected in polluted soil samples in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. YS-6 and YS-10 have shown their capacity to metabolize crude oil by removing 59.7 and 78.1% of crude oil, respectively. Interesti

SUBMITTER: Yehia RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10485222 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature