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Polyurethane-eating fungi discovered in Amazonian rainforest

12 July 2012

Researchers have identified plant fungi in the Ecuadorian rainforest that can digest plastic. The discovery hints that there may be a wide range of effective waste-consuming microbes in existence, according to the study, which found that several different fungi, including one called Pestalotiopsis microspora, can break down the widely used plastic, polyurethane.
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Source: Polyurethane-eating fungi discovered in Amazonian rainforest
Author: EU


Date: 2012-07-15

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