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Top left: Colorized environmental scanning electron microscope photo of Gliocladium roseum, an endophytic fungus that produces myco-diesel hydrocarbons. Top right: Culture plate of Gliocladium roseum, an endophytic fungus that produces myco-diesel hydrocarbons. |
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Dr. Strobel’s current work focuses on the endophytic fungus, Gliocladium roseum, that he discovered in Patagonia. Gliocladium roseum has been shown to produce many of the same hydrocarbons found in diesel fuel. Strobel has dubbed the products of this fungus “myco-diesel.”
MSU and Dr. Strobel will be conducting research on Gliocladium roseum in partnership with his son, Scott Strobel, chair of Yale University’s Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry.
MSU holds the patent on Gliocladium roseum. Parties interested in pursuing a license on the patent should contact MSU’s Technology Transfer Office.
Listen to NPR's coverage of myco-diesel
News coverage of myco-diesel by country
MSU-led team finds new type of fuel in Patagonia fungus
Listen to the podcast of Strobel talking about myco-diesel
Listen to the podcast of Strobel talking about endophytes
Learn more about the documentary "Jewels of the Jungle"
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