Mrakia
Sign in to saveMrakia is a genus of fungi in the order Cystofilobasidiales. The genus comprises yeasts, some of which have a hyphal state forming teliospores from which basidia arise. Mrakia species are typically psychrophilic, many originally isolated from glaciers and frigid environments, and are capable of low-temperature fermentation, making them of potential interest in brewing and bioremediation.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassTremellomycetes
- OrderCystofilobasidiales
- FamilyMrakiaceae
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- Parent taxon
- Mrakiaceae
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- Mrakia panshiensis (10.3897-mycokeys.74.53433) Figure 2.jpg
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- Mrakia
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- taxonomic type
- Mrakia frigida
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Mrakia is a genus of fungi in the order Cystofilobasidiales. The genus comprises yeasts, some of which have a hyphal state forming teliospores from which basidia arise. Mrakia species are typically psychrophilic, many originally isolated from glaciers and frigid environments, and are capable of low-temperature fermentation, making them of potential interest in brewing and bioremediation.
The genus was named after the American microbiologist Emil M. Mrak.
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