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Category: Facts

August 14, 2018 anaerobicfunginetwork Facts, Publications

Feramyces austinii – new genus!

The previously uncultured AL6 clade has now been isolated and named Feramyces. More details can be found in the associated published article, which you can find here.

January 27, 2015 anaerobicfunginetwork Facts

What they do best…

Anaerobic fungi are very effective at breaking down complex lignocellulosic substrates, using both physical penetration and enzymatic degradation. Their enzymes are some of the most potent in the known biological world!

January 27, 2015 anaerobicfunginetwork Facts, Publications

How many genera?

Six genera of anaerobic fungi are currently recognised, but recent studies have shown there is at least ten more that are likely to exist! One of the latest papers on this topic is: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0091928  

November 27, 2014November 27, 2014 anaerobicfunginetwork Facts

A case of mistaken identity…..

Did you know that despite the discovery of anaerobic fungal zoospores in the rumen being first reported back in 1910, it wasn't until the ground breaking work of Colin Orpin in the 1970's that they were recognised as fungi. They had been mistakenly identified as flagellated protozoa for over 60 years!

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Prof Colin Orpin said ”It was a wriggling mass that burst open in front of my eyes – releasing all of its flagellated zoospores – obviously it was not a protozoan.”

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