Neocallimastix
Sign in to saveNeocallimastix is a genus of obligately anaerobic rumen fungi in the family Neocallimastigaceae. A specialised group of chytrids grow in the rumen of herbivorous animals, where they degrade cellulose and thus play a primary role in the complex microbial ecology of the rumen.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumNeocallimastigomycota
- ClassNeocallimastigomycetes
- OrderNeocallimastigales
- FamilyNeocallimastigaceae
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Research
299 papers- A Genetic Engineering Toolbox for the Lignocellulolytic Anaerobic Gut Fungus Neocallimastix frontalis.ACS synthetic biology · 2023
- Genomic and transcriptomic characterization of carbohydrate-active enzymes in the anaerobic fungus Neocallimastix cameroonii var. constans.G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2025
- Anaerobic gut fungal communities in marsupial hosts.mBio · 2024
- A fragment of the β-glucosidase gene from the rumen fungus Neocallimastix patriciarum J11 encodes a recombinant protein that exhibits activities in β-glucosidase and β-glucanase.Biochemical and biophysical research communications · 2024
- Isolation, morphological identification, and xylanase characteristics of anaerobic gut fungi Neocallimastix from Anatolian wild goat.Journal of basic microbiology · 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Neocallimastigaceae
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- taxon author citation
- Vavra & Joyon ex I.B.Heath
- taxon name
- Neocallimastix
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Neocallimastix frontalis
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Neocallimastix is a genus of obligately anaerobic rumen fungi in the family Neocallimastigaceae. A specialised group of chytrids grow in the rumen of herbivorous animals, where they degrade cellulose and thus play a primary role in the complex microbial ecology of the rumen.
==References==
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