Global InformationMoesziomyces information
| Moesziomyces | |
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| Various images of Moesziomyces species | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Ustilaginomycetes |
| Order: | Ustilaginales |
| Family: | Ustilaginaceae |
| Genus: | Moesziomyces Vánky (2013) |
| Type species | |
| Moesziomyces bullatus (J. Schröt.) Vánky, 1977
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| Synonyms | |
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Tolypoderma Thirumalachar & M.J.O'Brien, 1978 | |
Moesziomyces is a fungal genus in the family Ustilaginaceae.
They produce sori in the ovaries of grasses, don't have a columella, and have spores with irregular meshes and wings on the surface, bound in firmly agglutinated spore balls. They are Teleomorphs, have a fruiting body.[1]
Moesziomyces spp. are mainly isolated from plant surfaces and provides a natural source of protection against powdery mildews. Several Moesziomyces species have been reported to exhibit biological activity against biodegradable plastics, which are usually used in a number of industrial processes.[2]
Moesziomyces spp. produce a wide range of value-added chemicals (such as secondary metabolites) which contains extracellular glycolipids, such as mannosylerythritol lipids (MEL) and ustilagic acid.[3][4] These lipids have biosurfactant properties and can be used in pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food applications and are known for their strong fungicidal activity on many species.[5] These are potentially better than soy bean oils.[6]
Specimens of M. aphidis have been collected from water samples and on Rhizophora mangle leaves along the Perequê-Áçu River, located in São Paulo State, Brazil.[7]
- ^ Li, Ying-Ming; Shivas, Roger G.; Li, Bao-Ju; Cai, Lei (2019). "Diversity of Moesziomyces (Ustilaginales, Ustilaginomycotina) on Echinochloa and Leersia (Poaceae)". MycoKeys (52): 1–16. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.52.30461. PMC 6522466. PMID 31139007.
- ^ Kitamoto, H., Yoshida, S., Koitabashi, M., Yamamoto-Tamura, K., Ueda, H., Yarimizu, T., et al. (2018). Enzymatic degradation of poly-butylene succinate-co-adipate film in rice husks by yeast Pseudozyma antarctica in indoor conditions. J. Biosci. Bioeng. 125, 199–204. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2017.08.017
- ^ Morita, Tomotake; Fukuoka, Tokuma; Imura, Tomohiro; Kitamoto, Dai (2009-05-01). "Production of glycolipid biosurfactants by basidiomycetous yeasts". Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry. 53 (1): 39–49. doi:10.1042/BA20090033. ISSN 1470-8744. PMID 19341364. S2CID 27322169.
- ^ Bölker, Michael; Basse, Christoph W.; Schirawski, Jan (2008-08-01). "Ustilago maydis secondary metabolism—From genomics to biochemistry". Fungal Genetics and Biology. Thematic Issue: Ustilago maydis. 45, Supplement 1: S88–S93. doi:10.1016/j.fgb.2008.05.007. PMID 18585066.
- ^ Feldbrügge, Michael; Kellner, Ronny; Schipper, Kerstin (2013-03-02). "The biotechnological use and potential of plant pathogenic smut fungi". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 97 (8): 3253–3265. doi:10.1007/s00253-013-4777-1. ISSN 0175-7598. PMID 23455565. S2CID 18520974.
- ^ Bastidas-Oyanedel, Juan-Rodrigo; Schmidt, Jens Ejbye (2019-04-15). Biorefinery: Integrated Sustainable Processes for Biomass Conversion to Biomaterials, Biofuels, and Fertilizers. Springer. ISBN 978-3-030-10961-5.
- ^ "aphidis :: Marine Fungi". www.marinefungi.org. Retrieved 9 August 2022.