Biology:Thermoascus
| Thermoascus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Thermoascaceae |
| Genus: | Thermoascus Bainier (1907) |
| Type species | |
| Thermoascus aurantiacus Miehe (1907)
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T. aegyptiacus | |
Thermoascus is a genus of soil fungi in the family Trichocomaceae. Species in the genus are characterized by the production of heat-resistant ascospores. Thermoascus was circumscribed by German botanist Hugo Miehe in 1907.[1]
The type species, Thermoascus aurantiacus, is of research interest because it secretes heat-resistant hydrolase enzymes that could possibly be used in biotechnological applications, such as the conversion of biomass to biofuels.[2] Genetic tools have been developed to genetically edit Thermoascus aurantiacus, such as an Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation protocol and a CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system, which have been used to overexpress genes that correspond to production of enzymes that break down plant matter and inactivate genes.[3]
Species
- Thermoascus aegyptiacus S. Ueda & Udagawa (1983)[4]
- Thermoascus aurantiacus Miehe (1907)[1]
- Thermoascus crustaceus (Apinis & Chesters) Stolk (1965)[5]
- Thermoascus taitungiacus K.Y.Chen & Z.C.Chen (1996)[6]
- Thermoascus thermophilus (Sopp) Arx (1970)[7]
- Thermoascus verrucosus (Samson & Tansey) Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson (2020)
- Thermoascus yaguchii (Samson & Tansey) Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson (2020)
Another described species, Thermoascus isatschenkoi Malchevskaya (1939),[8] is considered doubtful due to a lack of examinable material and an incomprehensive description.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (in German) Die Selbsterhitzung Des Heus: Eine Biologische Studie. Jena: Gustav Fischer. 1907. p. 70. https://archive.org/details/dieselbsterhitz00miehgoog.
- ↑ "Thermoascus aurantiacus is a promising source of enzymes for biomass deconstruction under thermophilic conditions". Biotechnology for Biofuels 5 (1): 54. July 2012. doi:10.1186/1754-6834-5-54. PMID 22839529.
- ↑ "Development of genetic tools for the thermophilic filamentous fungus Thermoascus aurantiacus". Biotechnology for Biofuels 13 (1): 167. 2020-10-10. doi:10.1186/s13068-020-01804-x. PMID 33062053.
- ↑ "Thermoascus aegyptiacus, a new thermophilic Ascomycete". Transactions of the Mycological Society of Japan 24: 135–142. 1983.
- ↑ "Thermophilic species of Talaromyces Benjamin and Thermoascus Miehe". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 31 (3): 262–76. 1965. doi:10.1007/bf02045906. PMID 5294506.
- ↑ "A new species of Thermoascus with a Paecilomyces anamorph and other thermophilic Thermoascus species from Taiwan". Mycotaxon 60: 225–240. 1996. http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/59575/0060/0225.htm.
- ↑ The Genera of Fungi Sporulating in Pure Culture. Lehre: J. Cramer. 1970. p. 84.
- ↑ Page Thermoascus isatschenkoi on "Mycobank". Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute. https://www.mycobank.org/page/Name%20details%20page/126789.
- ↑ "Classification of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and related genera (Eurotiales): An overview of families, genera, subgenera, sections, series and species". Studies in Mycology 95: 5–169. 2020. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2020.05.002. PMID 32855739.
Wikidata ☰ Q10696589 entry
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