Pestalotiopsis microspora
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Pestalotiopsis microspora is an endophytic species of fungus with the ability todegrade polyurethanes andto growunder aerobic and anaerobic conditions on PUR as the only carbon source. Isolatedfrom the inner bark of the Himalayan yew , Pestalotiopsis microspora culturescanproduce taxol .
A research group led by Professor Scott Strobel discovered this fungus in the Amazon in Ecuador. So far, no other species is known that can only feed on polyurethanes and that under anaerobic conditions. Two students, Pria Anand and Jonathan Russell, studied the behavior of the fungus and isolated the enzymes that allow the fungus to break down plastic.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Anna Maria Pirttilä, A. Carolin Frank: Endophytes of Forest Trees. Springer Netherlands, 2011, ISBN 978-9400715981 , pp. 298-303.
- ↑ a b Jonathan R. Russell et al. : Biodegradation of Polyester Polyurethane by Endophytic Fungi. ( Abstract online )