Sugarcane: an unexpected habitat for black yeasts in Chaetothyriales [PDF]
IMA Fungus, 2023 Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum, Poaceae) is cultivated on a large scale in (sub)tropical regions such as Brazil and has considerable economic value for sugar and biofuel production. The plant is a rich substrate for endo- and epiphytic fungi.
Flávia de F. Costa +20 more
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Black yeasts in hypersaline conditions. [PDF]
Appl Microbiol BiotechnolAbstract Extremotolerant and extremophilic fungi are an important part of microbial communities that thrive in extreme environments. Among them, the black yeasts are particularly adaptable. They use their melanized cell walls and versatile morphology, as well as a complex set of molecular adaptations, to survive in conditions ...
Gostinčar C, Gunde-Cimerman N.
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Comparative Genomic Analysis of Capsule-Producing Black Yeasts Exophiala dermatitidis and Exophiala spinifera, Potential Agents of Disseminated Mycoses [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 The two black yeasts Exophiala dermatitidis and Exophiala spinifera that are clinically considered as the most virulent species potentially causing disseminated infections are both producing extracellular capsule-like material, are compared.
Yinggai Song +17 more
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Clonality, inbreeding, and hybridization in two extremotolerant black yeasts. [PDF]
Gigascience, 2022 Abstract Background The great diversity of lifestyles and survival strategies observed in fungi is reflected in the many ways in which they reproduce and recombine. Although a complete absence of recombination is rare, it has been reported for some species, among them 2 extremotolerant black yeasts ...
Gostinčar C +5 more
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Genomic characterization of polyextremotolerant black yeasts isolated from food and food production environments [PDF]
Frontiers in Fungal Biology, 2022 Black yeasts have been isolated from acidic, low water activity, and thermally processed foods as well as from surfaces in food manufacturing plants. The genomic basis for their relative tolerance to food-relevant environmental stresses has not been well
Shiyu Cai, Abigail B. Snyder
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Use of non-conventional cell disruption method for extraction of proteins from black yeasts [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2016 The influence of pressure and treatment time on cells disruption of different black yeasts and on activities of extracted proteins using supercritical carbon dioxide process was studied.
Maja eLeitgeb +3 more
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Black yeasts and their filamentous relatives: principles of pathogenesis and host defense. [PDF]
Clin Microbiol Rev, 2014 SUMMARY Among the melanized fungi, the so-called “black yeasts” and their filamentous relatives are particularly significant as agents of severe phaeohyphomycosis, chromoblastomycosis, and mycetoma in humans and animals. The pathogenicity and virulence of these fungi may differ significantly between closely related species.
Seyedmousavi S +5 more
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Stress-Induced Cross-Protection and Combined Stress Responses in Extremotolerant Black Yeasts [PDF]
Journal of FungiExtremotolerant fungi inhabit environments with multiple overlapping stressors, yet most studies examine stresses individually. We tested whether preconditioning with salt, cold, or both improves survival after desiccation and freezing, and whether ...
Klavdija Fortuna +2 more
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Salinity stress response of black yeasts isolated from deep-sea sediments of the Gulf of Mexico [PDF]
Communications BiologyFungi that live in deep-sea sediments experience extreme environmental conditions, yet little is known about how they adapt their growth and metabolism to these stresses.
Maria Dolores Camacho-López +3 more
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Black yeasts in the omics era: Achievements and challenges [PDF]
Medical Mycology, 2018 Black yeasts (BY) comprise a group of polyextremotolerant fungi, mainly belonging to the order Chaetothyriales, which are capable of colonizing a wide range of extreme environments. The tolerance to hostile habitats can be explained by their intrinsic ability to survive under acidic, alkaline, and toxic conditions, high temperature, low nutrient ...
Leandro Moreno +2 more
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