[A new oil-oxidizing micromycete Fusarium sp]. / Novyi nefteokisliaiushchii mikromitset Fusarium sp.

The strain Fusarium sp. No. 56 isolated from natural oil-containing soil samples taken near the city of Oktyabr'skii, Republic of Bashkortostan, displayed a pronounced capability of biotransforming oil and its light and heavy fractions. This micromycete is nonpathogenic and can grow at 10 degrees C. The latter property is of practical significance for its uses in soil and water bioremediation under cold climatic conditions of Bashkortostan and other regions.