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Khan, Aqib Hassan Ali 830 600 0000-0002-2256-4742 Tanveer, S. 995e0e6b-65cc-4547-bae1-c9b87c2f2021 600 Kiyani, A 213c8c7c-76b4-4165-9f99-a23d79ce0791 600 Barros García, Rocío 787 600 0000-0002-0392-8504 Iqbal, M. b56ecc4d-5f16-4344-9217-3e0b244ba5bd 600 Yousaf, S. e4295d63-fefe-4697-826e-7c18ca630f5e 600 Khan, A. H. A. ce92834c-5123-4ec3-b5eb-8fe39d41b88f 500 Kiyani, A. eec5cecb-0a6d-4a3d-aff8-298d184bc06a 500 Barros, R. a9cc2ac2-ea14-4a78-85b8-78c167fc5084 500 2026-06-11T08:09:52Z 2026-06-11T08:09:52Z 2023-06 0003-6838 https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11840 10.1134/S0003683823030109 1608-3024 The biosurfactant production can enhance the hydrocarbon biodegradation, as the hydrophobicity of these compounds reduces the degradation rates. Much of the attention was given to microbial hydrocarbon biodegradation, while limited work is present regarding the capacity of fungal biosurfactants for enhancing the remediation process. This research work identified the potential of biosurfactant production and hydrocarbon degradation of selected fungal strains belonging to Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Candida genera in contrast to a hydrocarbon-degrading and biosurfactant non-producing fungal strain. The highest biodegradation was noted for Aspergillus niger FA5 (90.7%), followed by Penicillium chrysogenum FP4 and Aspergillus terreus FP6 (87.4 and 85.0%, respectively), and lastly, Candida sp. FG2 (80.1%). Biosurfactant-producing hydrocarbon degrading fungal strains A. niger FA5, P. chrysogenum FP4, A. terreus FP6, and Candida sp. FG2 degraded hydrocarbons 1.32-, 1.27-, 1.24-, and 1.18-fold higher than non-producing A. flavus FP10 (68.6%). When the data were analyzed for correlation, hydrocarbon degradation was found negatively corelated to surface tension (r = –0.747, p = 0.005), while positively correlated with emulsification index (r = 0.964, p < 0.001), and cell hydrophobicity (r = 0.835, p < 0.001). The results indicate that fungi capable of attaching hydrocarbons at high concentration to the cell surface and effectively reducing surface tension were able to exhibit significant improvements in the rate of hydrocarbon degradation. Hence, it is concluded that if a fungus can produce biosurfactant that can improve hydrocarbon emulsification and reduce surface tension, the hydrocarbon breakdown can be accelerated from 12 to 22% compared to non-producers The authors are highly thankful for the research faculties provided at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Further authors are thankful to Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission for allocating funding (2AV1-084) to Mr. Khan and Dr. Yousaf under the Indigenous 5000 PhDs scheme application/pdf eng Springer Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology. 2023, V. 59, n. 3, p. 282-289 https://doi.org/10.1134/S0003683823030109 Biosurfactant Fungi Aspergillus Penicillium Candida Diesel oil Biodegradation Hydrophobicity Hidrocarburos Biodegradación Hongos Hydrocarbons Biodegradation Fungi Biosurfactant-producing Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Candida Performed Higher Biodegradation of Diesel Oil than a Non-producing Fungal Strain info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology 59 3 282 289 THUMBNAIL Khan-ABM_2023.pdf.jpg Khan-ABM_2023.pdf.jpg IM Thumbnail image/jpeg 3275 https://riubu.ubu.es/bitstream/10259/11840/3/Khan-ABM_2023.pdf.jpg e9a04adcd3b072ff6fdf96ce475a92e0 MD5 3 LICENSE license.txt license.txt text/plain; charset=utf-8 1362 https://riubu.ubu.es/bitstream/10259/11840/2/license.txt 5d013bfa6e473ff0db22cd82a4d71a70 MD5 2 ORIGINAL Khan-ABM_2023.pdf Khan-ABM_2023.pdf application/pdf 618278 https://riubu.ubu.es/bitstream/10259/11840/1/Khan-ABM_2023.pdf 3d21d4fb0478e406821af2be4b7c22a0 MD5 1 10259/11840 oai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/11840 2026-06-12 02:05:39.696 Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos bubrep@ubu.es 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