Hyphal Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 With the recent(ish) studies into using fungus to consume waste materials, or 'mycoremediation' wiki link, I feel some interest regarding a recent find which 'appears' to be growing directly from the asbestos in the walls of my bathroom... It's called 'Peziza domiciliana' or 'The Domicile Cup Fungus' - LINK and LINK.Here are the specimens - Assuming of course it colonises the asbestos, I wonder the potential applications of innoculating large amounts of asbestos before it's buried as a catalyst for the decompostion process? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Interesting find. I'm curious as to whether the species can actually live off a mineral substrate without the need for lignin or cellulose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyphal Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 I will try and take a clone of one out of interest... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Cool, let us know how you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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