Check out this latest publication on better roughage degradation by natural co-cultures of anaerobic fungi and methanogens from Qinghai yaks.
New paper on Biohydrogen production!
One step closer towards the application of anaerobic fungi! This paper presents interesting findings on the metabolic shift towards increased biohydrogen production in dark fermentation using the anaerobic fungus Neocallimastix cameroonii G341.
A specific primer pair for screening environmental samples!
This paper is the result of the collaborative effort of Anaerobic Fungi Network, initiated by HiPoAF team, which developed and validated a specific PCR primer pair for screening and quantification of Neocallimastigomycetes from environmental samples.
New research article on enzyme activity and optimization!
An interesting article shows the morphological identification of anaerobic fungal strains isolated from the Anatolian wild goat and the effects of various metal ions and chemicals on extracellular xylanase activity and production.
Featured genus: Khoyollomyces
The genus name, Khoyollomyces, is derived from the Arabic word for horses: “khoyollo”. K. ramosus is the only species reported, the species name means branched in Latin. It is highly abundant in hindgut herbivores, mainly the family Equidae e.g. horses and zebras. Find more information on the genus Khoyollomyces on our page here.
New Research Article on Biotechnological Application!
This research article shows the potential use of anaerobic fungi enzymes in culture supernatant to the ruminal fluid that can improve the quality of grass and straw silage.
Reveiw on Taxonomy and Classification!
Follow this important review for details on the taxonomy and classification criteria of anaerobic gut fungi.
New Research Article!
Take a look at this research article published by the group of Yanfen Cheng on the lignocellulolytic potential of anaerobic fungi isolated from the Bactrian camel.
New Research Article!
Check out this paper on potential application of anaerobic fungi coexisting with anaerobic bacteria and methanogens for enhanced methane production from rice straw published by Nitiya Thongbunrod & Pawinee Chaiprasert.
Winner of best poster award at IAFC2022!
Meet Yuqi Li, winner of the best poster award at the IAFC2022. His poster was titled “Mining of novel GH48 cellulases derived from anaerobic fungi Pecoramyces sp. F1 by bidirectional induction”. Congratulations, Yuqi! More information on IAFC2022 can be found on the AFN homepage.