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ArticleJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Mycoremediation of Petroleum-Contaminated Soil Using Native

Isabel Cipriani-Avila, Cony Decock, Aracely Zambrano-Romero, Katherine Zaldumbide, Mónica Garcés-Ruiz, Jazel Caiza-Olmedo, Ana Gordillo, Verónica Luna, Patrick A Gerin

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Article in Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Isabel Cipriani-AvilaLaboratory of Bioengineering and Biorefining, Earth and Life Institute-Applied Microbiology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud, 2 box L7.05.19, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-8382-1765
Cony DecockMycothèque de l'Université Catholique de Louvain (MUCL, BCCM), Earth and Life Institute-Applied Microbiology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud, 2 box L7.05.06, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1908-385X
Aracely Zambrano-RomeroInstituto de Microbiología, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Campus Cumbayá, Diego de Robles y Vía Interoceánica, Quito 170901, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0003-1732-985X
Katherine ZaldumbideGrupo de Investigación en Ecología Microbiana y Microbiología Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Naturales y Ambientales, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito 170143, Ecuador.
Mónica Garcés-RuizMycothèque de l'Université Catholique de Louvain (MUCL, BCCM), Earth and Life Institute-Applied Microbiology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud, 2 box L7.05.06, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.ORCID 0009-0002-2658-8618
Jazel Caiza-OlmedoGrupo de Investigación en Ecología Microbiana y Microbiología Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Naturales y Ambientales, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito 170143, Ecuador.
Ana GordilloGrupo de Investigación en Ecología Microbiana y Microbiología Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Naturales y Ambientales, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito 170143, Ecuador.
Verónica LunaGrupo de Investigación en Ecología Microbiana y Microbiología Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Naturales y Ambientales, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito 170143, Ecuador.
Patrick A GerinLaboratory of Bioengineering and Biorefining, Earth and Life Institute-Applied Microbiology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud, 2 box L7.05.19, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6580-0736

Funding

ARES Paving the way towards biotechnology and bioeconomy in Ecuador
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Petroleum-contaminated soils are a major environmental concern worldwide. In Ecuador, extensive oil spills in the Amazon have led to widespread hydrocarbon pollution, threatening ecosystems and posing health risks to nearby communities. Conventional remediation techniques are resource-intensive and may render soil unsuitable for future use. In contrast, mycoremediation-using fungi to degrade toxic contaminants-offers a sustainable alternative. White-rot fungi, known for their ligninolytic enzyme systems such as laccases and peroxidases, are capable of degrading a wide range of organic pollutants, including petroleum hydrocarbons. This study assessed the enzymatic activity of 16 fungal strains from the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota isolated in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Plate-based screening and quantitative laccase activity assays confirmed positive enzymatic activity in all strains. The five strains with the highest enzymatic activity were

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ascomycetesbasidiomycetesbioremediationpetroleum hydrocarbonswhite rot fungi

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PMCPMC12470330

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