Extreme environments on Earth are typically devoid of macro life forms and are inhabited
predominantly by highly adapted and specialized microorganisms. The discovery and …

The global bio-diversity of fungi has been extensively investigated and their species number
has been estimated. Notably, the development of molecular phylogeny has revealed an …

Fungi are prolific producers of natural products, compounds which have had a large societal
impact as pharmaceuticals, mycotoxins, and agrochemicals. Despite the availability of over …

In taxonomy, precision of species collection data is a cornerstone for advancing research
and its diverse applications. Despite the widespread recognition of the significance of these …

Melanins are ancient biological pigments found in all kingdoms of life. In fungi, their role in
microbial pathogenesis is well established; however, these complex biomolecules also …

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

Microbial growth under extreme conditions is often slow. This is partly because large
amounts of energy are diverted into cellular mechanisms that allow survival under hostile …

Salterns are hypersaline extreme environments with unique physicochemical properties
such as a salinity gradient. Although the investigation of microbiota in salterns has focused …

Background While recent advances in next generation sequencing technologies have
enabled researchers to readily identify countless microbial species in soil, rhizosphere, and …

Microorganisms that inhabit the extreme pH environments are classified as acidophiles and
alkaliphiles. A number of studies emerged from extreme high (hot springs, hydrothermal …