Filobasidiales

The Filobasidiales are an order in the fungal class Tremellomycetes. The one family in the order, the Filobasidiaceae, contains four species.[1] They are distinguished from other tremelloid species by the lack of a macroscopic basidiocarp.

Filobasidiales
Cryptococcus neoformans using a light India ink staining preparation
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Division:
Class:
Order:
Filobasidiales

Jülich (1981)
Family:
Filobasidiaceae

L.S.Olive (1968)
Genus:
Filobasidium

L.S.Olive (1968)
Type species
Filobasidium floriforme
L.S.Olive (1968)
Species

F. capsuligenum
F. floriforme
F. uniguttulatum

One species of the family seems to be interesting for biotechnological applications. Filobasidium floriforme shows an ability to produce lipases which could be used in biofuel production.[2]

References

  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. pp. 256–257. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. Bussamara, Roberta; Fuentefria, Alexandre Meneghello; Oliveira, Eder Silva de; Broetto, Leonardo; Simcikova, Michaela; Valente, Patrícia; Schrank, Augusto; Vainstein, Marilene Henning (2010-01-01). "Isolation of a lipase-secreting yeast for enzyme production in a pilot-plant scale batch fermentation". Bioresource Technology. 101 (1): 268–275. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2008.10.063. PMID 19700311.


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