Piromyces
Sign in to savePiromyces is a genus of fungi in the family Neocallimastigaceae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumNeocallimastigomycota
- ClassNeocallimastigomycetes
- OrderNeocallimastigales
- FamilyNeocallimastigaceae
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Research
200 papers- Piromyces struthionis, sp. nov., a new anaerobic gut fungus from the feces of ostriches.Mycologia · 2025
- Xylose isomerase from Piromyces sp. E2 is a promiscuous enzyme with epimerase activity.Enzyme and microbial technology · 2023
- Enzymatic and biophysical characterization of a novel modular cellulosomal GH5 endoglucanase multifunctional from the anaerobic gut fungus Piromyces finnis.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Proteins and proteomics · 2024
- Structure and enzymatic characterization of CelD endoglucanase from the anaerobic fungus Piromyces finnis.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2023
- Anaerobic gut fungal communities in marsupial hosts.mBio · 2024
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Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Neocallimastigaceae
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- Piromyces
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Encyclopedic overview
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- ''Piromyces sp.'' E2 physiology and genome
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Piromyces is a genus of fungi in the family Neocallimastigaceae.
== Piromyces sp. E2 physiology and genome == Piromyces sp. E2 is a eukaryotic species belonging to the phylum Chytridiomycota, which comprises organisms that possess flagellated zoospores, making them unique among the fungi.
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