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Podospora anserina: From Laboratory to Biotechnology

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Genomics of Soil- and Plant-Associated Fungi

Part of the book series: Soil Biology ((SOILBIOL,volume 36))

Abstract

Although not as popular as its relative Neurospora crassa or its more distant cousin Aspergillus nidulans, Podospora anserina has much to offer as a laboratory model. Indeed, this non-pathogenic species, easy to grow and reproduce sexually, has been used for nearly 100 years to study various phenomena of general importance in biology such as sexual reproduction, cell differentiation and death, prions and prion-like infectious factors, protein translation, mitochondrial physiology or ageing. With the availability of the complete genome sequence, new technologies are being developed, which, combined with the fast and efficient genetic analysis possible with P. anserina, make studies with this organism even more effective. Moreover, the genome sequence has enabled access to hitherto unknown genes involved in the adaptation of P. anserina to its biotope and with potential application in biomass degradation for the biofuel industries, in bioremediation of polluted soils and in production of secondary metabolites with interesting activities. Without doubt additional important discoveries are to be made by studying this organism and will permit an even broader usage of P. anserina in biotechnology.

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Silar, P. (2013). Podospora anserina: From Laboratory to Biotechnology. In: Horwitz, B., Mukherjee, P., Mukherjee, M., Kubicek, C. (eds) Genomics of Soil- and Plant-Associated Fungi. Soil Biology, vol 36. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39339-6_12

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