At present,yeast is the main microorganism involved in ethanol production using xylose as carbon source.The filamentous fungi have been less studied compared to yeast.Duchenne tube and ethanol yield assay methods were applied to screen different microbes for xylose fermentation.The microorganism producing the highest amount of ethanol was identified by microscopy and 18s rRNA amplification and analysis.Fermentation assays of this microorganism were studied by the Potassium dichromate method.The screening results showed that the organism code named cs-28 was Fusarium oxysporum.It was found that this fungus could ferment xylose,glucose,sucrose and corn stalk to produce ethanol.The optimal nitrogen source was yeast extract.The ethanol production rate was highest at initial pH 6.0 and 30 ℃,when initial xylose concentration was 20 g·L-1.Thus,cs-28 can be used as a new strain for transformation of cellulose materials to ethanol.Moreover,characterization of cs-28 on xylose fermentation can be applied in technological advancement.