Extended Data Fig. 2: The novel anaerobic fungal isolate, Piromyces sp. E1M, possesses standard Neocallimastigomycetes morphology. | Nature Microbiology

Extended Data Fig. 2: The novel anaerobic fungal isolate, Piromyces sp. E1M, possesses standard Neocallimastigomycetes morphology.

From: Lignin deconstruction by anaerobic fungi

Extended Data Fig. 2

These phenotypes are consistent with the genera Piromyces and Neocallimastix, and was classified as belonging to the genus Piromyces based on its internal transcribed spacer region (ITS1) and large ribosomal subunit (LSU) gene sequences. Mats of interlocking microrhizoids form when the fungus is cultivated on soluble sugar dimers, such as cellobiose, shown in panel A. Rhizoidal networks intercalate lignocellulose in panel B during fungal colonization. The fungus produces motile zoospores, as displayed in panel C. These are single observations and not necessarily representative of the average strain morphology.

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