Direct ethanol production from cellulosic materials by the hypersaline-tolerant white-rot fungus Phlebia sp. MG-60

► White-rot fungus Phlebia sp. MG-60 was the good producer of ethanol from cellulose. ► Kraft pulp was directly converted into ethanol without addition of cellulase. ► Newspaper was directly converted into ethanol. ► Hexoses were completely assimilated by MG-60 with high ethanol yields. ► Xylose was also completely assimilated with high ethanol yields.