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Obscure Fungus Produces Diesel Components Friday, November 07, 2008 - Anuradha Menon Home >> Headlines >> Biology   
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A wild fungus has been found to produce a variety of hydrocarbon components of diesel fuel. The harmless, microscopic fungus, known as Gliocladium roseum (NRRL 50073), lives quietly within ulmo trees in the Patagonian rainforest.
Gary Strobel of Montana State University has found that the fungus produces many energy-rich hydrocarbons, and that the particular diesel components produced can be varied by changing the growing medium and environment of the fungus. (source: nsf.gov)
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