Anaerobic gut fungi are an untapped reservoir of natural products [Microbiology]

Anaerobic fungi (class Neocallimastigomycetes) thrive as low-abundance members of the herbivore digestive tract. The genomes of anaerobic gut fungi are poorly characterized and have not been extensively mined for the biosynthetic enzymes of natural products such as antibiotics. Here, we investigate the potential of anaerobic gut fungi to synthesize natural...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Microbiology Biological Sciences Source Type: research