Biodiversity and enzymes bioprospection of Antarctic filamentous fungi

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Martorell, María Martha, Ruberto, Lucas Adolfo Mauro, Fernandez, Pablo Marcelo, Castellanos, Lucia Ines, MacCormack, Walter P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press
• Subjects: BIOTECHNOLOGY; MYCOLOGY; PROSPECTION; PSYCHROPHILIC; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; King George Island; Argentino; Argentina; Fernandez; Pablo; 25 de Mayo; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Instituto Antártico Argentino
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/126603

Antarctica is one of the most suitable locations for the bioprospecting of psychrotrophic fungi, which play a key role in the nutrient cycle and organic material mineralization in cold environments. These actions mainly take place via the production of several cold-active extracellular enzymes. The...