CSP 2019 Proposal "Comparative genomics and association mapping in Sordariales: insights into functional diversity in Neurospora and its relatives" aims to investigate the genomic bases of fungal thermophily and thermotolerance, biomass-degradation, and fungal-bacterial interactions. Sequencing multiple populations and species of Sordariales will enable comparative analysis across an order of biomass-degrading fungi frequently encountered in soil, compost and herbivore dung, and encompassing one of the few groups of thermophilic fungi.
Rhypophila decipiens CBS 256.69
Fungal strain CBS 256.69 was isolated from dung of rabbit, near Baarn, Netherlands. Rhypophila decipiens is a synonym of Podospora decipiens. Rhypophila decipiens is a widespread coprophilous fungus known for producing several secondary metabolites with antifungal activity (1,2,3). It belongs to the family Naviculisporaceae (4). The species is homothallic and fruits easily on artificial media.
References:
- Weber, H. A., Baenziger, N. C., & Gloer, J. B. (1988). Podosporin A: A novel antifungal metabolite from the coprophilous fungus Podospora decipiens (Wint.) Niessl. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 53(19), 4567-4569.
- Che, Y., Gloer, J. B., Koster, B., & Malloch, D. (2002). Decipinin A and decipienolides A and B: new bioactive metabolites from the coprophilous fungus Podospora decipiens. Journal of Natural Products, 65(6), 916-919.
- Lundqvist, N. 1972. Nordic Sordariaceae s. lat. – Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses 20:1-374 + pl. 1-63.
- Marin-Felix, Y., A. N. Miller, et al. (2020). "Re-Evaluation of the Order Sordariales: Delimitation of Lasiosphaeriaceae s. str., and Introduction of the New Families Diplogelasinosporaceae, Naviculisporaceae, and Schizotheciaceae." Microorganisms, 8(9): 1430.
