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.
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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.
Follow this important review for details on the taxonomy and classification criteria of anaerobic gut fungi.
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.
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.
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.
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 to the zoospore release mechanism through the dissolution of a wide apical portion of the sporangial wall.
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.
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.
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An interesting research article published on the function and characterisation of Anaeromyces robustus and its potential use in breadmaking by Huawei Wu and group.