Update on diesel-synthesizing fungus discovered in South America

Research teams from Montana State University, Yale and the Center for Lab Services in Washington state have reported more details on the discovery of a fungus that synthesizes diesel compounds. The report is published in Microbiology. The fungus was discovered inside ulmo trees, in the rainforest areas of South America’s Patagonia region. “This is the only organism that has ever been shown to produce such an important combination of fuel substances,” said lead researcher  Gary Strobel of Montana State University.

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