Biology:Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans

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Short description: Species of fungus


Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans
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T. mycotoxinivorans
Binomial name
Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans
Sung et al. 2002

Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans is a yeast species purportedly useful in the detoxification of various mycotoxins. It was first isolated from the hidgut of Mastotermes darwiniensis. It has been shown to detoxify mycotoxins such as ochratoxin A and zearalenone.[1][2]

References

  1. Molnar, Orsolya; Schatzmayr, Gerd; Fuchs, Elisabeth; Prillinger, Hansjoerg (2004). "Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans sp. nov., A New Yeast Species Useful in Biological Detoxification of Various Mycotoxins". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 27 (6): 661–671. doi:10.1078/0723202042369947. ISSN 0723-2020. PMID 15612623. 
  2. Vekiru, E.; Hametner, C.; Mitterbauer, R.; Rechthaler, J.; Adam, G.; Schatzmayr, G.; Krska, R.; Schuhmacher, R. (2010). "Cleavage of Zearalenone by Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans to a Novel Nonestrogenic Metabolite". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 76 (7): 2353–2359. doi:10.1128/AEM.01438-09. ISSN 0099-2240. PMID 20118365. 

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15636107 entry