Black Fungi Research: Out-of-This-World Implications: Comparison
Please note this is a comparison between Version 2 by Lindsay Dong and Version 1 by Donatella Tesei.

Black fungi are an ecological group of melanized fungi specialized in extremotolerance and assumed to be among the most stress-resistant eukaryotes on Earth. Multi-omics studies have provided significant evidence that they have a peculiar response to stress that differs considerably from that of common mesophilic hyphomycetes. Survival strategies displayed by these organisms have situated them as attractive models for astrobiology and, in general, for studies directed towards the definition of the actual limits for life. Moreover, the ascertained aptitude of black fungi for degradation of hazardous volatile pollutants and for plastic breakdown suggests prospective application of several species. 

  • astrobiology
  • astromycology
  • biodegradation
  • bioremediation
  • black fungi
  • black yeasts
  • ex-tremophiles
  • extremozymes
  • plastic degradation
  • rock-inhabiting fungi
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