Biology:Cutaneotrichosporon curvatus

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Short description: Species of fungus


Cutaneotrichosporon curvatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Tremellomycetes
Order: Trichosporonales
Family: Trichosporonaceae
Genus: Cutaneotrichosporon
Species:
C. curvatus
Binomial name
Cutaneotrichosporon curvatus
(Diddens & Lodder) A.M. Yurkov, X.Z. Liu, F.Y. Bai, M. Groenew. & Boekhout (2015)
Synonyms

Candida heveanensis var. curvata
Cryptococcus curvatus

Cutaneotrichosporon curvatus (synonym Cryptococcus curvatus) is a species of fungus in the family Trichosporonaceae. It is an extremophile found in cold-seep sites. It is oleaginous, and uses the sugars in cellulose for the growth and production of storage triglycerides.[1] This species has been extensively studied in relationship to lipids. It can uptake both glucose and xylose simultaneously. When grown in old oil with high levels of polymerized triglyceride, the cell wall transforms from being smooth to having hairy or wart-like protuberances which are believed to assist in lipid uptake.[2]

References

  1. Takishita et al. (2010) Molecular evidence that phylogenetically diverged ciliates are active in microbial mats of deep-sea cold-seep sediment. 57(1): 76-86
  2. Leeuw et al. (2010) The effects of palm oil breakdown products on lipid turnover and morphology of fungi. Can. J. Microbiol. 56: 883-889

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q27823972 entry