Degradative properties of two newly isolated strains of the ascomycetes Fusarium oxysporum and Lecanicillium aphanocladii.

Two ascomycete strains were isolated from creosote-contaminated railway sleeper wood. By using a polyphasic approach combining morpho-physiological observations of colonies with molecular tools, the strains were identified as Fusarium oxysporum Schltdl. (IBPPM 543, MUT 4558; GenBank accession no.