Kerosene mushroom
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The kerosene mushroom or diesel mushroom ( Amorphotheca resinae , Teleomorph or Hormoconis resinae ( Lindau ) Arx & GA de Vries , Anamorphhe ) is a ubiquitous soil fungus that lives on kerosene .
Occurrence and way of life
Amorphotheca resinae is a fungus that can survive in the fuel tanks of airplanes , ships, and other vehicles. In the wild it occurs especially under yews ( Taxus ). In the 1960s it became known that it is also found in diesel tanks around the world . He lives mostly on n- alkanes , from which he draws both the vital energy and the carbon needed to build up carbohydrates . To do this, however, he also needs a small amount of water to ensure his oxygen supply.
The kerosene fungus has now become a serious problem for air traffic, as its rapid growth leads to blockages and the fatty acids it produces to corrosion of the fuel supply systems. Shipping is also affected, especially pleasure craft, as the long rest periods of the boat engines on many pleasure craft can promote growth. The fungus is very effective in displacing other microbes in fuel tanks.
Systematics and taxonomy
The family Amorphotecaceae with the only species Amorphotheca resinae is currently not assigned to any class or order within the hose fungi.
The anamorphic of the species is known under the name Hormoconis resinae . Today, however, this is only a synonym for Amorphotheca resinae .
See also
literature
- PF Cannon, PM Kirk: Fungal Families of the World. CABI, Wallingford 2007, ISBN 0-851-99827-5 , p. 9.
- Howard L. Chesneau, Michele M. Dorris: Distillate Fuel: Contamination, Storage, and Handling. (= ASTM special technical publication. Volume 1005). ASTM International, Philadelphia 1988, ISBN 0-803-11186-X , p. 7.
Individual evidence
- ↑ HT Lumbsch, SM Huhndorf: Outline of Ascomycota - 2007. In: Myconet Volume 13, 2007, pp. 1-58. (PDF, 2.8MB)
- ^ Index Fungorum , accessed December 10, 2008.