The Chaetomiaceae are a
family
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of
fungi
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in the
Ascomycota
Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The def ...
, order Sordariales,
class
Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes is a class of fungi in the subdivision Pezizomycotina (Ascomycota). It is the second-largest class of Ascomycota, with a worldwide distribution that mostly accommodates terrestrial based taxa, although several can also be found in ...
. Chaetomiaceae are usually saprobic or parasitic.
Cheatomiaceae are a great source of enzymes with diverse biotechnological and industrial applications such as PMO (polysaccharide monooxygenase), L-methioninase, β-1,3-glucanase, laccase, dextranase, lipolytic, pectinolytic, amylolytic, chitinolytic, and proteolytic enzymes.
The production of such compounds can be taken into account as candidates for the development of effective and novel lead compounds for medicine, biological control and production of bioactive secondary metabolites.
Chaetomiaceae furthermore contains some of the most well known thermophilic fungi, an interesting feature carrying many biological applications, but that is found only in few fungal genera.
Genera
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Achaetomium''
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Bommerella''
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Boothiella
''Boothiella'' is a genus of fungi within the Chaetomiaceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species ''Boothiella tetraspora''.
The genus name of ''Boothiella'' is in honour of Colin Booth (1924 - 2003), a British botani ...
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Botryotrichum''
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Chaetomidium''
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Chaetomiopsis''
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Chaetomium
''Chaetomium'' is a genus of fungi in the Chaetomiaceae family. It is a dematiaceous (dark-walled) Mold (fungus), mold normally found in soil, air, cellulose and plant debris. According to the ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008), th ...
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Collariella''
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Corynascella
''Corynascella'' is a genus of fungi within the Chaetomiaceae family.
References
External links
*Corynascella' at Index Fungorum
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Corynascus''
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Emilmuelleria''
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Erythrocarpon''
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Farrowia''
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Guanomyces''
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Setiferotheca''
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Subramaniula''
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Thielavia
''Thielavia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetomiaceae. Circumscribed by German botanist Friedrich Wilhelm Zopf in 1876, ''Thielavia'' is a teleomorph of '' Myceliophthora''. Collectively, the genus is widely distributed, and according to ...
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Trichocladium''
References
External links
Sordariales
Ascomycota families
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