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Observations onCurvularia lunata var.Aeria encountered in aviation fuel avcat

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The samples of AVCAT aviation fuel were periodically examined from the storage tanks with a view to ascertaining the extent of fungal contamination they harboured. It became possible to locate in some samples the presence ofCurvularia lunata (Wakker) Boedijn var.aeria (Batiota, Lima and Vasconcelos) Ellis, a fungal species having an ability to utilise hydrocarbons as a sole source of energy. The fungus grew copiously and decreased pH value of the fuel thereby rendering it unsuitable for use. Some aspects of the growth of this fungus in AVCAT fuel have been discussed here.

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  1. Naval Chemical and Metallurgical Laboratory, Lion Gate, Bombay-1

    A. A. Karande & J. D’Souza

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Communicated by Prof. C. V. Subramanian,f.a.sc.

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Karande, A.A., D’Souza, J. Observations onCurvularia lunata var.Aeria encountered in aviation fuel avcat. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 76, 207–211 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051318

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