Cold-adapted enzymes produced by fungi from terrestrial and marine Antarctic environments

• Published in: Critical Reviews in Biotechnology
• Main Authors: Duarte, Alysson Wagner Fernandes, dos Santos, Juliana Aparecida, Vianna, Marina Vitti, Vieira, Juliana Maíra Freitas, Mallagutti, Vitor Hugo, Inforsato, Fabio José, Wentzel, Lia Costa Pinto, Lario, Luciana Daniela, Rodrigues, Andre, Pagnocca, Fernando Carlos, Pessoa, Adalberto, Durães Sette, Lara
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Antarctica; Bioprospecting; Cold-Adapted Enzymes; Extremophiles; Filamentous Fungi; Mycology; Psychrophiles; Yeasts; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Duarte; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/52058

Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, and driest continent on Earth. In this sense, microorganisms that inhabit Antarctica environments have to be adapted to harsh conditions. Fungal strains affiliated with Ascomycota and Basidiomycota phyla have been recovered from terrestrial and marine Antarctic s...