Spizellomyces punctatus
Spizellomyces punctatus is a chytrid fungal species that is found in soil. [1]
| Spizellomyces punctatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Chytridiomycota |
| Class: | Chytridiomycetes |
| Order: | Spizellomycetales |
| Family: | Spizellomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Spizellomyces |
| Species: | S. punctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Spizellomyces punctatus (W.J. Koch) D.J.S. Barr | |
Genetics
This species is notable for having mitochondrial 5′ tRNA editing, a rare modification that exists in the protist species Acanthamoeba castellanii [1] and the fungal species Hyaloraphidium curvatum.[2]
References
- Russ, Carsten; Lang, B. Franz; Chen, Zehua; Gujja, Sharvari; Shea, Terrance; Zeng, Qiandong; Young, Sarah; Cuomo, Christina A.; Nusbaum, Chad (2016-08-18). "Genome Sequence of Spizellomyces punctatus". Genome Announcements. 4 (4). doi:10.1128/genomeA.00849-16. ISSN 2169-8287. PMC 4991717. PMID 27540072.
- Forget, Lise; Ustinova, Jana; Wang, Zhang; Huss, Volker A. R.; Lang, B. Franz (2002). "Hyaloraphidium curvatum: a linear mitochondrial genome, tRNA editing, and an evolutionary link to lower fungi". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 19 (3): 310–319. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004084. ISSN 0737-4038. PMID 11861890.
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