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Biodiversity, evolution and adaptation of fungi in exstreme environments
Laura SelbmannSelene ChinagliaRiccardo CompagnoAlma BalestrazziLaura ZucconiDaniela IsolaG. Sybren De HoogSolveig TosiLaura TestaGiovanna Cristina VareseEleonora EgidiSilvano OnofriValeria TiginiAngela Lantierisubject
Acidophilic fungi alkalophilic fungi antioxidants polluted sites sand fungiAcidophilic fungiExploitpolluted sitesEcologymedia_common.quotation_subjectBiodiversitysand fungiPlant ScienceBiologyCompetition (biology)antioxidantsHabitatSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataExtreme environmentEcosystemalkalophilic fungiAdaptationEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsmedia_commondescription
Fungi play irreplaceable roles for ecosystem functioning. They may adopt different life styles, for example saprotrophs, symbionts or parasites: some species are cosmopolitan with a wide distribution and others, thanks to they ecological plasticity, may adapt to harsh environments precluded to most of life forms. In stressing conditions, their role is even more crucial for the recycling of organic matter or favouring nutrients uptake. When the conditions become really extreme and competion is low, fungi focus on extremotollerance and evolve peculiar competences to exploit natural or xenobiotic resources in the particular constraints imposed by the environment. This paper focuses on three different cases of fungal life in the extremes: hydrocarbon-polluted sites, extremely acidic substrates, and littoral dunes, aiming to give few but significant examples of the role of these fascinating organisms in peculiar habitats and the valuable biotechnological potentialities of the abilities they have evolved in response to such constrains..
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2013-03-01 |