Advanced Journal of Microbiology Research

Advanced Journal of Microbiology Research ISSN 2241-9837 Vol. 12 (12), pp. 001-007, December, 2018. © International Scholars Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Identification and biological characteristics of a newly isolated fungus Hypocrea lixii and its role in lignite bioconversion

Xiu Xiang Tao^1,2*, Hui Chen², Kai Yi Shi² and Zuo Peng Lv²

¹Key Laboratory of Clean Coal Processing and Efficient Utilization, Ministry of Education in China.

²School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of mining and technology, Xuzhou Jiangsu, 221008, China.

Accepted 28 June, 2018

Abstract

Fungus, named TZ1, was isolated from coal mine soil at the Fushunxi colliery, Liaoning Province, North of China. The lignite’s bioconversion rate was about 23.3% by TZ1. The morphological, biochemical, physiological characterization and analysis based on 18S rDNA gene sequence indicated that the strain TZ1 was most closely related to Hypocrea lixii (100% similarity in gene sequence), bioconversion lignite experiments with this new strain showed that it could play an important role in degradation of Chinese lignite.