Can zoosporic true fungi grow or survive in extreme or stressful environments? |
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Authors: | Frank H Gleason Steve K Schmidt Agostina V Marano |
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Affiliation: | 1. School of Biological Sciences A12, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia 2. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA 3. Instituto de Botánica Spegazzini, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, calle 53 N 477, 1900, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Abstract: | Zoosporic true fungi are thought to be ubiquitous in many ecosystems, especially in cool, moist soils and freshwater habitats
which are rich in organic matter. However, some of the habitats where these fungi are found may periodically experience extreme
conditions, such as soils in extremely dry, hot and cold climates, acidic and alkaline soils, polluted rivers, anaerobic soil
and water, saline soil and water, periglacial soils, oligotrophic soils, tree canopies and hydrothermal vents. It is clear
that many ecotypes of zoosporic true fungi have indeed adapted to extreme or stressful environmental conditions. This conclusion
is supported by studies in both the field and in the laboratory. Therefore, in our opinion, at least some true zoosporic fungi
can be considered to be extremophiles. |
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