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.
Featured genus: Joblinomyces
Joblinomyces was identified in 2020 as a part of a collaborative isolation effort that targeted a wide range of wild, domesticated and zoo-housed herbivores (Hanafy et al, 2020). The genus name, Joblinomyces, was given to honor Prof. Keith N. Joblin for his great contribution to the field of anaerobic fungi. The type species is called J. apicalis, refering … Continue reading Featured genus: Joblinomyces
New Research Article!
Follow this recently published review on 'Enzyme Discovery in Anaerobic Fungi (Neocallimastigomycetes) Enables Lignocellulosic Biorefinery Innovation' by Thomas S. Lenkiewicz from Michelle O'Malley lab.
Featured genus: Ghazhallomyces
Ghazallomyces (Ghazalla, Arabic word for deer) was first isolated from the feces of a wild Axis deer in 2020 by Hanafy et al. Like Neocallimastix and Feramyces, the genus Ghazallomyces has a monocentric thallus and polyflagellated zoospores. The type species is called G. constrictus, highlighting the distinct constricted necks for the sporangia produced by this fungus. Please find more information of genus Ghazhallomyces … Continue reading Featured genus: Ghazhallomyces
New Research Article!
An interesting research article published on the function and characterisation of Anaeromyces robustus and its potential use in breadmaking by Huawei Wu and group.
Real Science Gallery: New Post!
New Real Science Gallery pictures will be posted here as soon as they are available. Colour mix swirling around in flasks during anaerobic medium preparation captured by Sophia Strobl & Julia Vinzelj (University of Innsbruck, HiPoAF project).
New Research Article!
An interesting research article published by Michelle O'Malley's group reveals the secrets of enhanced enzyme activity and the growth rate of anaerobic fungi.
Featured genus: Capellomyces
The genus name, Capellomyces, is derived from the Latin word for goat as this is the animal the genus was first isolated from. This genus was first described in 2020 as part of a collaborative study that documented two Capellomyces species (Hanafy et al, 2020a). The main morphological characteristics of Capellomyces are common to several different anaerobic fungal genera: monocentric … Continue reading Featured genus: Capellomyces
Real Science Gallery: New Post!
New Real Science Gallery pictures will be posted here as soon as they are available. Alissa Tophinke giving an on-site presentation at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) conference 2022 in Copenhagen.
ANAEROBIC FUNGI NETWORK 