Deterioration of Wood by Marine Fungi in the Deep Sea

Marine Fungi: Biotechnological Perspectives from Deep-Hypersaline Anoxic Basins

Diversity ◽

10.3390/d11070113 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (7) ◽

pp. 113 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Barone ◽

Varrella ◽

Tangherlini ◽

Rastelli ◽

Dell'Anno ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Deep Sea ◽

Marine Fungi ◽

Bioactive Molecules ◽

Microbial Biodiversity ◽

Biotechnological Potential ◽

Anoxic Basins ◽

Hostile Environments ◽

Halophilic Species ◽

Relevant Component

Deep-sea hypersaline anoxic basins (DHABs) are one of the most hostile environments on Earth. Even though DHABs have hypersaline conditions, anoxia and high hydrostatic pressure, they host incredible microbial biodiversity. Among eukaryotes inhabiting these systems, recent studies demonstrated that fungi are a quantitatively relevant component. Here, fungi can benefit from the accumulation of large amounts of organic material. Marine fungi are also known to produce bioactive molecules. In particular, halophilic and halotolerant fungi are a reservoir of enzymes and secondary metabolites with valuable applications in industrial, pharmaceutical, and environmental biotechnology. Here we report that among the fungal taxa identified from the Mediterranean and Red Sea DHABs, halotolerant halophilic species belonging to the genera Aspergillus and Penicillium can be used or screened for enzymes and bioactive molecules. Fungi living in DHABs can extend our knowledge about the limits of life, and the discovery of new species and molecules from these environments can have high biotechnological potential.

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Marine fungi from Martinique

Canadian Journal of Botany ◽

10.1139/b81-177 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 59 (7) ◽

pp. 1314-1321 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Jan Kohlmeyer

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Deep Sea ◽

Marine Fungi ◽

New Records ◽

Rhizophora Mangle ◽

Thalassia Testudinum ◽

Avicennia Germinans ◽

French Antilles ◽

Intertidal Species

Collections of filamentous higher marine fungi in Martinique (French Antilles) resulted in a list of 20 species, 18 of which are new records for this island. New species are Ceriosporopsis capillacea Kohlm., sp.nov. (Martinique) and Remispora crispa Kohlm., sp.nov. (Hawaii, Liberia, Martinique). Substrates include leaves and rhizomes of Thalassia testudinum, pneumatophores of Avicennia germinans, prop roots of Rhizophora mangle, roots of Hibiscus tiliaceus, and intertidal and subtidal wood of unidentified hosts. A distinctive mycota appears to exist in subtidal habitats. The separation of marine fungi into the following groups is discussed: obligate intertidal species, facultative inter- or subtidal species, obligate subtidal species, and deep-sea species.

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Diversity, Ecological Role and Biotechnological Potential of Antarctic Marine Fungi

Journal of Fungi ◽

10.3390/jof7050391 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (5) ◽

pp. 391

Author(s):

Stefano Varrella ◽

Giulio Barone ◽

Michael Tangherlini ◽

Eugenio Rastelli ◽

Antonio Dell’Anno ◽

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Keyword(s):

Deep Sea ◽

Ecosystem Functioning ◽

Marine Fungi ◽

Marine Ecosystem ◽

Bioactive Molecules ◽

Ecological Role ◽

Biotechnological Potential ◽

Morphological Adaptations ◽

Antarctic Marine ◽

The Antarctic

The Antarctic Ocean is one of the most remote and inaccessible environments on our planet and hosts potentially high biodiversity, being largely unexplored and undescribed. Fungi have key functions and unique physiological and morphological adaptations even in extreme conditions, from shallow habitats to deep-sea sediments. Here, we summarized information on diversity, the ecological role, and biotechnological potential of marine fungi in the coldest biome on Earth. This review also discloses the importance of boosting research on Antarctic fungi as hidden treasures of biodiversity and bioactive molecules to better understand their role in marine ecosystem functioning and their applications in different biotechnological fields.

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Phylogeny of new marine Dothideomycetes and Sordariomycetes from mangroves and deep-sea sediments

Botanica Marina ◽

10.1515/bot-2019-0014 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 63 (2) ◽

pp. 155-181 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

E. B. Gareth Jones ◽

Bandarupalli Devadatha ◽

Mohamed A. Abdel-Wahab ◽

Monika C. Dayarathne ◽

Sheng-Nan Zhang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Fusarium Solani ◽

Deep Sea ◽

Species Complex ◽

New Genus ◽

Marine Fungi ◽

Avicennia Marina ◽

Mangrove Species ◽

Deep Sea Sediment ◽

Three New Species ◽

Mangrove Wood

AbstractThis paper documents six new saprobic marine fungi and one new genus based on morphology and multi-gene phylogenies. Three Dothideomycetes, and members of the Pleosporales, are introduced: Pseudomassariosphaeria triseptata sp. nov. was recognized as a mangrove species in Amniculicolaceae, and Salsuginea phoenicis sp. nov. was discovered as a second member of Salsugineaceae. A new genus Raghukumaria with Raghukumaria keshaphalae sp. nov., recovered from mangroves, is phylogenetically sister to Halomassarina and nests in the Trematosphaeriaceae. Three new species are referred to the Sordariomycetes: Coniochaeta marina (Coniochaetales, Coniochaetaceae) on driftwood; Fusicolla bharatavarshae (Hypocreales, Nectriaceae) is introduced with asexual and sexual morphs, on decayed mangrove wood of Avicennia marina; and Fusarium sedimenticola (Hypocreales, Nectriaceae) is new to the Fusarium solani species complex (FSSC) from deep-sea sediment.

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