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Thermophilic Fungi: Habitats and Morpho-Molecular Adaptations

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The study of extremophilic fungi has received manifold global attention during the past decade. Among the members belonging to the monophyletic fungal kingdoms, very few species have the capacity to survive and proliferate between the temperature range of 45–55 °C. These temperatures are considered as high temperatures while studying thermophilic and thermotolerant fungi. Earlier classification and studies were arbitrarily carried out based on their cardinal temperatures. The temperature endured by the fungi are not as high as those witnessed in bacteria and archaebacteria, adding to the very many reasons for not receiving due publicity in the past. However, drastic improvements in the methods employed for molecular fungal phylogeny and DNA-based studies has eliminated such hassles and paved the way for the elucidation of thermophily as an interesting phenomenon in fungi. Such fungal candidates have lent themselves as tools and excellent laboratory material for classical, genetic, and applied research. Their morphological, physiological, and molecular adaptations, characteristics, diversity and their role in different habitats such as soils, compost heaps, agricultural and forest debris, etc. have been reviewed and presented.

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Dass, R.S., Dhinakar, J.E., Tirkey, A., Ghose, M., Suresh, A.J. (2022). Thermophilic Fungi: Habitats and Morpho-Molecular Adaptations. In: Sahay, S. (eds) Extremophilic Fungi. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4907-3_4

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