Pestalotiopsis

Pestalotiopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Subclass:	Xylariomycetidae
Order:	Xylariales
Family:	Amphisphaeriaceae
Genus:	Pestalotiopsis
Species
Species include: Pestalotiopsis adusta Pestalotiopsis arachidis Pestalotiopsis disseminata Pestalotiopsis guepini Pestalotiopsis leprogena Pestalotiopsis longiseta Pestalotiopsis mangiferae Pestalotiopsis microspora Pestalotiopsis palmarum Pestalotiopsis sydowiana Pestalotiopsis theae Pestalotiopsis versicolor

Pestalotiopsis is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Pestalotiopsis species are known as plant pathogens.

However, some members of the genus are able to grow on the synthetic polymer polyurethane as its sole carbon source under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions, hence show promise as a form of bioremediation for waste reduction.^[1]

References

↑ Biodegradation of Polyester Polyurethane by Endophytic Fungi, http://aem.asm.org/content/77/17/6076.full

External links

Index Fungorum
"Global Biodiversity Information Facility". Retrieved July 30, 2010. Pestalotiopsis in GBIF

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