Fungi of the genus Wallemia represent a curiosity in the fungal kingdom since they contaminate food, preserved with high concentration of salt or sugar. They also inhabit natural ecological niches with extremely low amounts of biologically available water. Their survival is based on special adaptations in the cell structure and on molecular mechanisms. This lecture was the first combined presentation of the research, conducted by our research group.
B.04 Guest lecture
COBISS.SI-ID: 25099481Halophilic fungi that inhabit extremely saline environments are well-adapted to life in these environments on the level of their cell structure and processes. Studies of molecular mechanisms in the model halophilic organisms such as Hortaea werneckii in Wallemia ichthyophaga and discovery of the key enzymes/proteins involved in osmoadaptation pave the way to the improvement of the osmotolerance of biotechnologically important fungi and transgenic plants.
B.05 Guest lecturer at an institute/university
COBISS.SI-ID: 1869903