Thermoascus
Sign in to saveThermoascus is a genus of soil fungi in the family Trichocomaceae. Species in the genus are characterized by the production of heat-resistant ascospores. Thermoascus was circumscribed by German botanist Hugo Miehe in 1907.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassEurotiomycetes
- OrderEurotiales
- FamilyAspergillaceae
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Research
273 papers- Thermoascus aurantiacus harbors an esterase/lipase that is highly activated by anionic surfactant.Biochemical and biophysical research communications · 2024
- Classification of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and related genera (Eurotiales): An overview of families, genera, subgenera, sections, series and species.Studies in mycology · 2020
- Invasive pulmonary infection due to Thermoascus crustaceus in a kidney transplant recipient.Infection and drug resistance · 2019
- Thermoascus aurantiacus CBHI/Cel7A production in Trichoderma reesei on alternative carbon sources.Applied biochemistry and biotechnology · 2007
- Cloning, expression, and molecular modification of glycoside hydrolase family 5 genes from Thermoascus aurantiacus.PloS one · 2023
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Thermoascus is a genus of soil fungi in the family Trichocomaceae. Species in the genus are characterized by the production of heat-resistant ascospores. Thermoascus was circumscribed by German botanist Hugo Miehe in 1907.
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. 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.