This article reviews the comparative diversity of psychrophilic and psychrotrophic fungi, their
adaptability mechanisms for survival and potential applications in biotechnology and …

Yeasts are the major producer of biotechnology products worldwide, exceeding production
in capacity and economic revenues of other groups of industrial microorganisms. Yeasts …

Cryoconite is granular sediment found on glacier surfaces comprising both mineral and
biological material. Despite long having been recognised as an important glaciological and …

"… a number of chapters provide excellent summaries of the modern methods available for
studying fungal ecology, along with those more traditional methods that are still extremely …

Microplastics (MPs) have been found everywhere as they are easily transported between
environmental compartments. Through their transport, MPs are quickly colonized by …

Extreme ecosystems are a possible source of new interesting microorganisms, in this study
the isolation of psychrophilic and psychrotolerant plant growth promoting microorganisms …

Background Amylases and cellulases have great potential for application in industries such
as food, detergent, laundry, textile, baking and biofuels. A common requirement in these …

Molecular biology techniques were used to identify 218 fungi from soil samples collected
from four islands of Antarctica. These consisted of 22 taxa of 15 different genera belonging …

This study assessed the diversity and distribution of endophytic fungal communities
associated with the leaves and stems of four vascular plant species in the High Arctic using …

Recent studies have highlighted the importance of ice-algal blooms in driving darkening and
therefore surface melt of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS). However, the contribution of fungal …