Neohortaea acidophila
Neohortaea acidophila (Hölker, Bend, Pracht, Tetsch, Tob. Müll., M. Höfer & de Hoog) Quaedvl. & Crous, in Quaedvlieg et al., Persoonia 33: 27 (2014).
≡ Hortaea acidophila Hölker, Bend, Pracht, Tetsch, Tob. Müll., M. Höfer & de Hoog, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 86(4): 293 (2004).
Index Fungorum number: IF 807810; Facesoffungi number: FoF 11418, Fig. 1
Description: see Hölker et al. (2004); Quaedvlieg et al. (2014).
Material examined: see Hölker et al. (2004); Quaedvlieg et al. (2014).
Fig. 1 Neohortaea acidophila (CBS 113389, redrawn from Hölker et al. 2004). Hyphae with annellated zones, and conidia. Scale bar = 10 µm.
Importance and distribution
Neohortaea comprises only one species isolated from extract of lignite in Europe (Germany). It is acidophilous and capable of growing in extreme environments. The cell wall provides protection from adverse environmental conditions such as extreme pH, temperature and toxins (Jacobson et al. 1995).
References
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Hölker U, Bend J, Pracht R, Tetsch L, Müller T, Höfer M, Hoog S. 2004 – Hortaea acidophila, a new acid-tolerant black yeast from lignite. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 86, 287–294.
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Quaedvlieg W, Binder M, Groenewald JZ, Summerell BA et al. 2014 – Introducing the consolidated species concept to resolve species in the Teratosphaeriaceae. Persoonia 33, 1–40.
Saleh H, Abd Elrazak A, Elsayed A, Osman Y. 2018 – Exploring Antimicrobial Potentials of Melanin from A Black Yeast Strain. Journal of Biology and Life Science 9, 24.
Tetsch L, Bend J, Hölker U. 2006 – Molecular and enzymatic characterization of extra- and intracellular laccases from the acidophilic ascomycete Hortaea acidophila. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 90, 183–194.
Tetsch L, Bend J, Janssen M, Hölker U. 2005 – Evidence for functional laccases in the acidophilic ascomycete Hortaea acidophila and isolation of laccase-specific gene fragments. FEMS microbiology letters, 245, 161–168.
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