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This chapter explores the extremophilic microaerophilic fungi along with endophytes. The relation between microaerophilic fungi and endophytes with the environment which decide the diversity is discussed here. From the overall population of one to five million fungal species, 1.5–1.6 million species are predominating. These are widely spread in extreme conditions like deep sea sediments, ionizing radiations along with areas where high salt concentrations prevail. Another perspective is of endophytic fungi. They are classified majorly as The Clavicipitaceae Fungal Endophyte (1) and the Non-Clavicipitaceae Fungal Endophyte (2). The microaerophilic fungi in extreme conditions are not explored much. There is a huge scope for the study of these microaerophilic fungi and endophytes that can thrive in adverse conditions. These extreme environments pose several stresses on fungi. The fungi use various mechanisms to adapt to these adverse conditions.
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Patil, D., Dawkar, V., Jadhav, U. (2022). Ecology and Diversity of Microaerophilic Fungi Including Endophytes. In: Sahay, S. (eds) Extremophilic Fungi. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4907-3_10
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