Characterization and rank assignment criteria for the anaerobic fungi (Neocallimastigomycota)

0560349 - ÚŽFG 2023 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Elshahed, M. S. - Hanafy, R. A. - Cheng, Y. - Dagar, S. S. - Edwards, J.E. - Flad, V. - Olša Fliegerová, Kateřina - Griffith, G. W. - Kittelmann, S. - Lebuhn, M. - O'Malley, M. A. - Podmirseg, S.M. - Solomon, K. V. - Vinzelj, J. - Young, D. - Youssef, N.
Characterization and rank assignment criteria for the anaerobic fungi (Neocallimastigomycota).
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Roč. 72, č. 7 (2022), č. článku 005449. ISSN 1466-5026. E-ISSN 1466-5034
Institutional support: RVO:67985904
Keywords : anaerobic fungi * Nocallimastigomycota * characterization * rank assignment * large ribosomal subunit
OECD category: Microbiology
Impact factor: 2.8, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.005449

Establishing a solid taxonomic framework is crucial for enabling discovery and documentation efforts. This ensures effective communication between scientists as well as reproducibility of results between laboratories, and facilitates the exchange and preservation of biological material. Such framework can only be achieved by establishing clear criteria for taxa characteriza-tion and rank assignment. Within the anaerobic fungi (phylum Neocallimastigomycota), the need for such criteria is especially vital. Difficulties associated with their isolation, maintenance and longterm storage often result in limited availability and loss of previously described taxa. To this end, we provide here a list of morphological, microscopic, phylogenetic and phenotypic criteria for assessment and documentation when characterizing newly obtained Neocallimastigomycota isolates. We also rec-ommend a polyphasic rank-assignment scheme for novel genus-, species-and strainlevel designations for newly obtained Neocallimastigomycota isolates.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0333493