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dc.contributor.authorSanyal, O.
dc.contributor.authorShinde, V.L.
dc.contributor.authorMeena, R.M.
dc.contributor.authorDamare, S.R.
dc.contributor.authorShenoy, B.D.
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-14T11:54:23Z
dc.date.available2017-02-14T11:54:23Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationMarine Pollution Bulletin, vol.113(1-2); 2016; 277-281
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/5066
dc.description.abstractTarballs, the remnants of crude oil which change into semi-solid phase due to various weathering processes in the sea, are rich in hydrocarbons, including toxic and almost non-degradable hydrocarbons. Certain microorganisms such as fungi are known to utilize hydrocarbons present in tarballs as sole source of carbon for nutrition. Previous studies have reported 53 fungal taxa associated with tarballs. There is apparently no gene sequence-data available for the published taxa so as to verify the fungal identification using modern taxonomic tools. The objective of the present study is to isolate fungi from tarballs collected from Candolim beach in Goa, India and investigate their phylogenetic diversity based on 5.8S rRNA gene and the flanking internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS) sequence analysis. In the ITS-based NJ tree, eight tarball-associated fungal isolates clustered with 3 clades of Dothideomycetes and 2 clades of Saccharomycetes. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that has employed ITS-based phylogeny to characterize the fungal diversity associated with tarballs. Further studies are warranted to investigate the role of the tarball-associated fungi in degradation of recalcitrant hydrocarbons present in tarballs and the role of tarballs as carriers of human pathogenic fungi
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by Elsevier. Copyright [2016] Elsevier
dc.subjectAquatic pollution
dc.subjectAquatic pollution
dc.subjectMicrobiology
dc.subjectMicrobiology
dc.titleThe ITS-based phylogeny of fungi associated with tarballs
dc.typeJournal Article


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