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Reishi Relative Breaks Down Oil in Contaminated Soil

Reishi Relative Breaks Down Oil in Contaminated Soil

Ganoderma

What they found

Ganoderma multipileum cut petroleum hydrocarbons in soil from 40,000 ppm to about 31,886 ppm in 45 days.

Ganoderma multipileum cut petroleum hydrocarbons in soil from 40,000 ppm to about 31,886 ppm in 45 days.

The number

from 40,000 ppm to ~31,886 ppm in 45 days

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Field/ecology

Field/ecology

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Ganoderma multipileum

Ganoderma multipileum

Published in

Bioremediation Journal

Bioremediation Journal

Covered in Shroom Scan

Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Oil Breakdown Fungi

Oil Breakdown Fungi

White rot fungi, especially reishi relative Ganoderma multipileum, reduced petroleum hydrocarbons from 40,000 ppm to ~31,886 ppm in 45 days while actively growing in contaminated soil. The fungus degraded multiple toxic fractions (saturates, aromatics, resins, asphaltenes) using enzyme-driven oxidation, with growth rates up to 0.743 cm/day under polluted conditions.

White rot fungi, especially reishi relative Ganoderma multipileum, reduced petroleum hydrocarbons from 40,000 ppm to ~31,886 ppm in 45 days while actively growing in contaminated soil. The fungus degraded multiple toxic fractions (saturates, aromatics, resins, asphaltenes) using enzyme-driven oxidation, with growth rates up to 0.743 cm/day under polluted conditions.

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