Hypersaline waters and glacial ice are inhospitable environments that have low water
activity and high concentrations of osmolytes. They are inhabited by diverse microbial …

Since the very first steps of space exploration, fungi have been recorded as contaminants,
hitchhikers, or as part of missions' crews and payloads. Because fungi can cause human …

The initiation of this study relies on a targeted genome-mining approach to highlight the
presence of a putative vanadium-dependent haloperoxidase-encoding gene in the deep …

Experimental evolution was carried out to investigate the adaptive responses of
extremotolerant fungi to a stressful environment. For 12 cultivation cycles, the halotolerant …

Aureobasidium is omnipresent and can be isolated from air, water bodies, soil, wood, and
other plant materials, as well as inorganic materials such as rocks and marble. A total of 32 …

Extremotolerant and extremophilic fungi are an important part of microbial communities that
thrive in extreme environments. Among them, the black yeasts are particularly adaptable …

For the first time, the International Symposium on Fungal Stress was joined by the XIII
International Fungal Biology Conference. The International Symposium on Fungal Stress …

Experimental evolution was carried out to investigate the adaptive responses of
extremotolerant fungi to a stressful environment. For 12 cultivation cycles, the halotolerant …

There are few places on Earth that are truly aseptic. Even environments that we may
consider 'extreme', such as glaciers, deserts, or hypersaline bodies of water (Figure 1), can …

Hortaea werneckii is a black yeast with a remarkable tolerance to salt. Most studies have
been dedicated to understanding how H. werneckii adapts to hypersaline environments. H …