Pigmented fungi derived from hot and cold deserts ecosystems: taxonomy, genomic and biotechnological approach
Mayanne Karla da Silva, Rubens Correia da Silva, Beatriz Medeiros de Souza Melo, Thiago José Carvalho Cavalcante, Leonardo da Silva Santos, João Gabriel Pereira e Silva, Vannêssa Rodrigues Teles Maia, Monelly da Silva Bernardo, Kelvin da Silva Sousa, Averlane Vieira da Silva, Adeildo Júnior de Oliveira, Aline Cavalcanti de Queiroz, Luiz Henrique Rosa, Alysson Wagner Fernandes Duarte · 2026
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Description
Mayanne Karla da Silva and colleagues review the coloured fungi that live in the world's hottest and coldest deserts, from the Atacama to polar ice fields. These fungi make pigments, natural colour chemicals, that help them survive fierce sun, dryness, and cold.
The review gathers what is known of their naming, family relations, and genes, and the uses their pigments may serve. Most records belong to two big fungal groups, which produce colours classed as melanins, carotenoids, and polyketides. Uses span farming, food, cosmetics, and medicine, and even space research, where hardy fungi model life in harsh worlds. Sequenced strains carry genes for making pigments and for coping with stress, da Silva notes.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mayanne Karla da Silva, Rubens Correia da Silva, Beatriz Medeiros de Souza Melo, Thiago José Carvalho Cavalcante, Leonardo da Silva Santos, João Gabriel Pereira e Silva, Vannêssa Rodrigues Teles Maia, Monelly da Silva Bernardo, Kelvin da Silva Sousa, Averlane Vieira da Silva, Adeildo Júnior de Oliveira, Aline Cavalcanti de Queiroz, Luiz Henrique Rosa, Alysson Wagner Fernandes Duarte |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 115 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |