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Caledoniamyces theodoroui, gen. nov., sp. nov., a bulbous anaerobic gut fungus from the bovine rumen

Anaerobic gut fungi (AGF) are members of the microbiome of herbivore digestive tracts, where they are important degraders of plant material. Culture-independent diversity studies have indicated that a broad diversity of these fungi still remain uncultured so far. This limits understanding of their ecology, physiology and potential for biotechnological exploitation. Here we describe the isolation…

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