Thermoascus
| Thermoascus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Thermoascaceae |
| Genus: | Thermoascus Bainier (1907) |
| Type species | |
| Thermoascus aurantiacus Miehe (1907)
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| Species | |
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T. aegyptiacus | |
Thermoascus is a
The type species, Thermoascus aurantiacus, is of research interest because it secretes heat-resistant hydrolase enzymes that could possibly be used in biotechnological applications, such as the conversion of biomass to biofuels.[2] Genetic tools have been developed to genetically edit Thermoascus aurantiacus, such as an Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation protocol and a CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system, which have been used to overexpress genes that correspond to production of enzymes that break down plant matter and inactivate genes.[3]
Species
- Thermoascus aegyptiacus S. Ueda & Udagawa (1983)[4]
- Thermoascus aurantiacus Miehe (1907)[1]
- Thermoascus crustaceus (Apinis & Chesters) Stolk (1965)[5]
- Thermoascus taitungiacus K.Y.Chen & Z.C.Chen (1996)[6]
- Thermoascus thermophilus (Sopp) Arx (1970)[7]
- Thermoascus verrucosus (Samson & Tansey) Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson (2020)
- Thermoascus yaguchii (Samson & Tansey) Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson (2020)
Another described species, Thermoascus isatschenkoi Malchevskaya (1939),[8] is considered doubtful due to a lack of examinable material and an incomprehensive description.[9]
References
- ^ a b Miehe H (1907). Die Selbsterhitzung Des Heus: Eine Biologische Studie (in German). Jena: Gustav Fischer. p. 70.
- PMID 22839529.
- PMID 33062053.
- ^ Ueda S, Udagawa SI (1983). "Thermoascus aegyptiacus, a new thermophilic Ascomycete". Transactions of the Mycological Society of Japan. 24: 135–142.
- S2CID 34464849.
- ^ Chen KY, Chen ZC (1996). "A new species of Thermoascus with a Paecilomyces anamorph and other thermophilic Thermoascus species from Taiwan". Mycotaxon. 60: 225–240.
- ^ von Arx JA (1970). "The Genera of Fungi Sporulating in Pure Culture". Lehre: J. Cramer: 84.
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- PMID 32855739.
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