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Total Authors: 2
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Artes Ciencias & Humanidades, Av Arlindo Bettio, BR-1000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Ciencias Biomed, Av Prof Lineu Prestes, BR-1374 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
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| Document type: | Review article |
| Source: | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; v. 100, n. 6, p. 2567-2577, MAR 2016. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 14 |
| Abstract | |
Fungal habitats include soil, water, and extreme environments. With around 100,000 fungus species already described, it is estimated that 5.1 million fungus species exist on our planet, making fungi one of the largest and most diverse kingdoms of eukaryotes. Fungi show remarkable metabolic features due to a sophisticated genomic network and are important for the production of biotechnological compounds that greatly impact our society in many ways. In this review, we present the current state of knowledge on fungal biodiversity, with special emphasis on filamentous fungi and the most recent discoveries in the field of identification and production of biotechnological compounds. More than 250 fungus species have been studied to produce these biotechnological compounds. This review focuses on three of the branches generally accepted in biotechnological applications, which have been identified by a color code: red, green, and white for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial biotechnology, respectively. We also discuss future prospects for the use of filamentous fungi in biotechnology application. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/50153-5 - Analysis of promoters for the expression of recombinant proteins in Trichoderma reesei |
| Grantee: | Felipe Santiago Chambergo Alcalde |
| Support Opportunities: | Program for Research on Bioenergy (BIOEN) - Regular Program Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/24107-1 - Characterization and study of oxidases enzymes from filamentous fungi |
| Grantee: | Felipe Santiago Chambergo Alcalde |
| Support Opportunities: | Program for Research on Bioenergy (BIOEN) - Regular Program Grants |