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Culture Collections for Conservation Ex Situ: Characterization and Biotechnological Application Potential of Saprotrophic Fungal Strains from Brazil
by Simone Buratti, Carolina Elena Girometta, Lorenzo Goppa, Claudia Picozzi, Paola Rossi, Elena Savino, Maria Letizia Gargano, Giuseppe Venturella, Adriana de Mello Gugliotta, Vera Maria Valle Vitali and Manuela Rollini
Conservation 2025, 5(4), 70; https://doi.org/10.3390/conservation5040070 - 17 Nov 2025
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Saprotrophic and lignocellulolytic fungi from tropical areas especially represent a promising yet relatively underexplored frontier for both taxonomy and applied research. This makes ex situ conservation through culture collections of paramount importance. Here, 10 lignocellulolytic strains isolated from the State of São Paulo [...] Read more.
Saprotrophic and lignocellulolytic fungi from tropical areas especially represent a promising yet relatively underexplored frontier for both taxonomy and applied research. This makes ex situ conservation through culture collections of paramount importance. Here, 10 lignocellulolytic strains isolated from the State of São Paulo (Brazil) and deposited in the Brazilian Culture Collection (now CCIBt) were identified through the ITS region. In order to prevent accidental losses, these strains have been shared with the collection of the University of Milano—Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), as well as the MicUNIPV Fungal Research Culture Collection—University of Pavia (Italy). Most of the fungal species in the examined set exhibit a neotropical distribution, while 3 out of 10 are nowadays recognized as subcosmopolitan despite their prevalence in the neotropical area. One holotropical, one cosmopolitan and one holarctic species are also present. Based on the literature, 8 out of the 10 characterized species are known to produce psilocybin (e.g., Psilocybe cubensis and Candolleomyces candolleanus) and/or enzymes with potential applications in environmental and medical biotechnology (e.g., Lentinus crinitus). All 10 strains were described for their micro- and macro-characteristics; their growth rate was evaluated and culture pictures provided. Taxonomic and nomenclatural controversies concerning Candolleomyces candolleanus, Cubamyces lactineus and Pycnoporus sanguineus are discussed. Full article
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