Cutaneotrichosporon curvatum

Cutaneotrichosporon curvatum is a species of fungus in the family Trichosporonaceae. It is an extremophile found in cold-seep sites. It is oleaginous, and uses the sugars in cellulose for the growth and production of storage triglycerides.[1] This species has been extensively studied in relationship to lipids. It can uptake both glucose and xylose simultaneously. When grown in old oil with high levels of polymerized triglyceride, the cell wall transforms from being smooth to having hairy or wart-like protuberances which are believed to assist in lipid uptake.[2]

Cutaneotrichosporon curvatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Tremellomycetes
Order: Trichosporonales
Family: Trichosporonaceae
Genus: Cutaneotrichosporon
Species:
C. curvatum
Binomial name
Cutaneotrichosporon curvatum
(Diddens & Lodder) Yurkov, Xin Zhan Liu, F.Y.Bai, M.Groenew. & Boekhout
Synonyms
  • Candida heveanensis var. curvata
  • Cryptococcus curvatus

References

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  1. ^ Takishita, Kiyotaka; Kakizoe, Natsuki; Yoshida, Takao; Maruyama, Tadashi (2010). "Molecular evidence that phylogenetically diverged ciliates are active in microbial mats of deep-sea cold-seep sediment". J Eukaryot Microbiol. 57 (1): 76–86. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2009.00457.x. PMID 20002870.
  2. ^ Leeuw, Ntsoaki J; Swart, Chantel W; Joseph, Manjusha; Pohl, Carolina H; et al. (2010). "The effects of palm oil breakdown products on lipid turnover and morphology of fungi". Can. J. Microbiol. 56 (11): 883–889. doi:10.1139/w10-074. PMID 21076478.