Coprinellus xanthothrix

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| genus = Coprinellus

| species = xanthothrix

| authority = (Romagn.) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq.Johnson

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Coprinellus xanthothrix is a species of fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. This species was isolated from a polyphenol-polluted site near an olive processing plant in Greece. Shown to have the enzymes laccase and manganese peroxidase, the fungus is able to decolorize the recalcitrant polymeric dye R-478. First described as Coprinus xanthothrix by the French mycologist Henri Romagnesi in 1941, it was later transferred to the genus Coprinellus in 2001.

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{{cite journal |vauthors=Dritsa V, Rigas F, Natsis K, Marchant R |year=2006|title=Characterization of a fungal strain isolated from a polyphenol polluted site |journal=Bioresource Technology |volume=98 |issue=9 |pages=1741–47 |doi=10.1016/j.biortech.2006.07.025 |pmid=16935498}}

{{cite journal |vauthors=Redhead SA, Vilgalys R, ((Moncalvo J-M)), Johnson J, Hopple JS Jr |year=2001 |title=Coprinus Pers. and the disposition of Coprinus species sensu lato |journal=Taxon |volume=50 |issue=1 |pages=203–241 |doi=10.2307/1224525 |jstor=1224525}}

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xanthothrix

Category:Fungi described in 1941

Category:Fungus species