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Anaerobic fungi are a valuable direct fed microbial for ruminants

Direct fed microbials (essentially similar to probiotics but the term is only used for "live, naturally occurring microbes") are an approach to beneficially modify the gut ecosystem to optimise animal health and/or productivity. A recent review covers this topic from the perspective of ruminants, and highlights the significant value and future opportunities for anaerobic fungi … Continue reading Anaerobic fungi are a valuable direct fed microbial for ruminants

Hungate1000 Rumen Microbial Genomes Workshop

There will be a Hungate1000 rumen microbial genomes workshop taking place at the 2015 Congress on Gastrointestinal Function Conference, April 13-15, Chicago, USA. The workshop will take place on the morning of April 13th 2015 and will be a great session where the progress on genome sequencing of the rumen microbiome will be presented as … Continue reading Hungate1000 Rumen Microbial Genomes Workshop

Life through a lens – Buwchfawomyces eastonii

Click here to see a video clip of a Buwchfawomyces eastonii thallus attached to a particle of wheatstraw. The wheat straw particle can be seen to be colonised by the extensive rhizoid which has a mature sporangium (round bulbous structure) emerging from it. The sporangium will eventually full up with zoospores and release them to colonise fresh … Continue reading Life through a lens – Buwchfawomyces eastonii

1000 fungal genomes….

The '1000 Fungal Genomes Project' is a fabulous initiative to develop genomic resources for every family in the fungal kingdom - including of course anaerobic fungi :)To learn more about the project, and to see what anaerobic fungal projects/resources are currently listed, please check out the JGI project website: http://genome.jgi.doe.gov/programs/fungi/1000fungalgenomes.jsf