International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2016, Volume : 4, Issue : 2
First page : (27) Last page : (37)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2275

A Bility of Sediments Fungi in Biodegradation of Diesel Fuel

Ihsan  Flayyih  Hasan  AI-Jawhari*
Department of  Environment  and  Pollution, Marshes Research Centre, Thi-Qar University, Iraq
*Corresponding Author E-mail: dr.ihsan_2012@yahoo.com
Received: 22.04.2016  |  Revised: 28.04.2016   |  Accepted: 30.04.2016  

Abstract
Five  filamentous fungi  used  in this  study  to  show  the  ability of  these  fungi in biodegradation  of  diesel  fuel  , these  fungi  were  Aspergillus  niger, Aspergillus, flavus , Aspergillus versicolor , Penicillium  funiculosum and  Rhizoctonia  solani .The results showed  that  A. niger was  resistence  to diesel  fuel in 1% , 3% , 4% concentration in solid medium , and the colony diameter of this fungus  reached to  5.8 ,6.4,6.7 cm respectively, but this  fungus  was  sensitive  toward  diesel  fuel in 5%  with 3.7 cm colony  diameter . However  the results showed  that  diesel fuel  not  appear any  effect  on  the colony of  A. flavus ,but the A. versicolor was sensitive in 3%, 4%, 5% concentration  and  the colony of  this fungus  was increased to 7.2 ,7.9 cm with 1%, 2%  when compared with control . Also  the results showed  that  the colony diameter of  P. funiculosum  decreased    in  1% , 2% , 3% , 4%  concentration  except  that the colony diameter of this fungus was increased in 5% when compared with  control . And in  the same  time  the  results  showed that R. solani  was  sensitive with all concentrations of  diesel  fuel. The  stasitical  methods obtained different  significance  with fungi and  also with 5% concentration when compared with  control .
The  results showed that all fungi  under  study  were  resistence with  diesel  fuelin all  concentrations  in mineral salts medium during determined  dry weights of these fungi  with compared control after seven days incubation.The stasitical  methods  obtained  different  significance  with different fungi and also with  concentrations of diesel fuel.
The results showed that all fungi can degraded diesel fuel to other compounds by usin FTIR Spectroscopy.

Keywords: Environment, Ecofriendly, Microorganisms, Solid media, Iiquid  media 

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Cite this article: AI-Jawhari, I.F., A Bility of Sediments Fungi in Biodegradation of Diesel Fuel, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 4(2): 27-37 (2016). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2275