The amazing potential of fungi: 50 ways we can exploit fungi industrially

KD Hyde, J Xu, S Rapior, R Jeewon, S Lumyong… - Fungal Diversity, 2019 - Springer
Fungi are an understudied, biotechnologically valuable group of organisms. Due to the
immense range of habitats that fungi inhabit, and the consequent need to compete against a …

The anaerobic fungi: challenges and opportunities for industrial lignocellulosic biofuel production

LMG Saye, TA Navaratna, JPJ Chong, MA O'Malley… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lignocellulose is a promising feedstock for biofuel production as a renewable, carbohydrate-
rich and globally abundant source of biomass. However, challenges faced include …

Seven new Neocallimastigomycota genera from wild, zoo-housed, and domesticated herbivores greatly expand the taxonomic diversity of the phylum

RA Hanafy, VB Lanjekar, PK Dhakephalkar… - Mycologia, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
We isolated and characterized 65 anaerobic gut fungal (AGF; Neocallimastigomycota)
strains from fecal samples of five wild (W, axis deer, white-tailed deer, Boer goat, mouflon …

[HTML][HTML] Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biogas substrates by filamentous fungi

E Kovács, C Szűcs, A Farkas, M Szuhaj, G Maróti… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Decomposition of lignocellulosic plant biomass by four filamentous fungi was carried out to
facilitate subsequent anaerobic degradation and biogas formation. Agricultural side …

Employing anaerobic fungi in biogas production: challenges & opportunities

J Vinzelj, A Joshi, H Insam, SM Podmirseg - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Anaerobic fungi (AF, phylum Neocallimastigomycota) are best known for their ability to
efficiently break down lignocellulosic biomass. Their unique combination of mechanical and …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into the removal of pharmaceutically active compounds from sewage sludge by two-stage mesophilic anaerobic digestion

MJ Gallardo-Altamirano, P Maza-Márquez… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The removal efficiencies (REs) of twenty-seven pharmaceutically active compounds
(PhACs)(eight analgesic/anti-inflammatories, six antibiotics, four β-blockers, two …

Fungal dynamics during anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge combined with food waste at high organic loading rates in immersed membrane bioreactors

S Qin, S Wainaina, SK Awasthi, A Mahboubi, T Liu… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the influence of distinct hydraulic retention times (HRT) and organic loading
rates (OLRs) on fungal dynamics during food waste anaerobic digestion in immersed …

Screening and comparison of lignin degradation microbial consortia from wooden antiques

W Zhang, X Ren, Q Lei, L Wang - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lignin, which is a component of wood, is difficult to degrade in nature. However, serious
decay caused by microbial consortia can happen to wooden antiques during the …

Biofertilisation with anaerobic digestates: a field study of effects on soil microbial abundance and diversity

JJ Coelho, A Hennessy, I Casey, CRS Bragança… - Applied Soil …, 2020 - Elsevier
There is much interest in understanding the effects of repeated applications of anaerobic
digestates on soil microbial communities, as well as the biofertiliser value of the microbial …

[HTML][HTML] Resource recovery from the anaerobic digestion of food waste is underpinned by cross-kingdom microbial activities

C Nzeteu, A Joyce, C Thorn, K McDonnell… - Bioresource Technology …, 2021 - Elsevier
As the human population grows on the planet so does the generation of waste and
particularly that of food waste. In order to tackle the world sustainability crisis, efforts to …