Kriegeriales (former Phenoliferia himalayensis) -
isolate P6C61
The Kriegeriales belong to the Microbotryomycetes class, within
the Basidiomycota. Members of this group include sedge parasites
and anamorphic yeasts found on streams, glaciers or tropical
environments (Toome et al., 2012; Perini et al., 2021). The isolate
P6C61 has been isolated from the sediment of thermokarst ponds in
Abisko, Sweden. Thermokarst ponds, which emerge from the thawing
permafrost, can be hotspots for microbial production and become an
important source of greenhouse gasses emissions (Abnizova et al.,
2012). However, little is known about the fungal contribution in
such water bodies when it comes to carbon degradation. The genome
sequencing of fungal isolates from these environments aims to
assess their functional potential, and to better understand the
fungal contribution in the permafrost carbon feedback.
References:
- Toome et al., 2012, Meredithblackwellia eburnea gen. et sp. nov., Kriegeriaceae fam. nov. and Kriegeriales ord. nov.—toward resolving higher-level classification in Microbotryomycetes. Mycologia Volume 105, 2013 - Issue 2.
- Perini et al., 2021. Greenland and Svalbard glaciers host unknown basidiomycetes: the yeast Camptobasidium arcticum sp. nov. and the dimorphic Psychromyces glacialis gen. and sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 2021
- Abnizova et al., 2012. Small ponds with major impact: The relevance of ponds and lakes in permafrost landscapes to carbon dioxide emissions. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Vol 26, Issue 2.
