Comparative genomics of the extremophile Cryomyces antarcticus and other psychrophilic Dothideomycetes.

ABSTRACT: Over a billion years of fungal evolution has enabled representatives of this kingdom to populate almost all parts of planet Earth and to adapt to some of its most uninhabitable environments including extremes of temperature, salinity, pH, water, light, or other sources of radiation. Cryomyces antarcticus is an endolithic fungus that inhabits rock outcrops in Antarctica. It survives extremes of cold, humidity and solar radiation in one of the least habitable environments on Earth. This fungus is unusual because it produces heavily melanized, meristematic growth and is thought to be haploid and asexual. Due to its growth in the most extreme environment, it has been suggested as an organism that could survive on Mars. However, the mechanisms it uses to achieve its extremophilic nature

SUBMITTER: Gomez-Gutierrrez SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11412873 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature