Fungal evolution: diversity, taxonomy and phylogeny of the Fungi

MA Naranjo‐Ortiz, T Gabaldón - Biological Reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The fungal kingdom comprises a hyperdiverse clade of heterotrophic eukaryotes
characterized by the presence of a chitinous cell wall, the loss of phagotrophic capabilities …

Early-diverging fungal phyla: taxonomy, species concept, ecology, distribution, anthropogenic impact, and novel phylogenetic proposals

K Voigt, TY James, PM Kirk, ALCMA Santiago… - Fungal Diversity, 2021 - Springer
The increasing number of new fungal species described from all over the world along with
the use of genetics to define taxa, has dramatically changed the classification system of …

[PDF][PDF] Morphological approaches in studying fungi: Collection, examination, isolation, sporulation and preservation

IC Senanayake, AR Rathnayaka, DS Marasinghe… - …, 2020 - mycosphere.org
Traditionally, fungal taxonomy was based on observable phenotypic characters. Recent
advances have driven taxonomic conclusions towards DNA-based approaches and these …

Anaerobic fungi: past, present, and future

M Hess, SS Paul, AK Puniya… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Anaerobic fungi (AF) play an essential role in feed conversion due to their potent fiber
degrading enzymes and invasive growth. Much has been learned about this unusual fungal …

Horizontal gene transfer as an indispensable driver for evolution of Neocallimastigomycota into a distinct gut-dwelling fungal lineage

CL Murphy, NH Youssef, RA Hanafy… - Applied and …, 2019 - journals.asm.org
Survival and growth of the anaerobic gut fungi (AGF; Neocallimastigomycota) in the
herbivorous gut necessitate the possession of multiple abilities absent in other fungal …

Interactions between anaerobic fungi and methanogens in the rumen and their biotechnological potential in biogas production from lignocellulosic materials

Y Li, Z Meng, Y Xu, Q Shi, Y Ma, M Aung, Y Cheng… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Anaerobic fungi in the digestive tract of herbivores are one of the critical types of fiber-
degrading microorganisms present in the rumen. They degrade lignocellulosic materials …

Seven new Neocallimastigomycota genera from wild, zoo-housed, and domesticated herbivores greatly expand the taxonomic diversity of the phylum

RA Hanafy, VB Lanjekar, PK Dhakephalkar… - Mycologia, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
We isolated and characterized 65 anaerobic gut fungal (AGF; Neocallimastigomycota)
strains from fecal samples of five wild (W, axis deer, white-tailed deer, Boer goat, mouflon …

Employing anaerobic fungi in biogas production: challenges & opportunities

J Vinzelj, A Joshi, H Insam, SM Podmirseg - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Anaerobic fungi (AF, phylum Neocallimastigomycota) are best known for their ability to
efficiently break down lignocellulosic biomass. Their unique combination of mechanical and …

Taxonomy of the anaerobic gut fungi (Neocallimastigomycota): a review of classification criteria and description of current taxa

RA Hanafy, SS Dagar, GW Griffith… - … of systematic and …, 2022 - microbiologyresearch.org
Members of the anaerobic gut fungi (Neocallimastigomycota) reside in the rumen and
alimentary tract of larger mammalian and some reptilian, marsupial and avian herbivores …

Liebetanzomycespolymorphus gen. et sp. nov., a new anaerobic fungus (Neocallimastigomycota) isolated from the rumen of a goat

A Joshi, VB Lanjekar, PK Dhakephalkar… - …, 2018 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
An extended incubation strategy to culture slow growing members of anaerobic fungi
resulted in the isolation of a novel anaerobic fungus from the rumen of a goat after 15 days …