Penicillium citrinum and Meyerozyma guilliermondii genomes
Progresses in geothermal energy and deep drilling technologies have opened a new win-dow into the terrestrial subsurface. This provides direct access to deep geothermal fluids used to produce heat and electricity, creating an opportunity to isolate and characterize novel microbial strains from these extreme habitats. In this study, we report the co-isolation of two fungal strains: Penicillium citrinum (strain HEK1) and the dimorphic yeast Meyerozyma guilliermondii (strain HEK2). These two fungi represent the first fungal strains isolated from deep ge-othermal fluids and their presence within the fluids was confirmed through molecular analysis. The isolation of these strains emphasizes the importance of considering fungi when investigating microbial diversity in subsurface geothermal environments.
Progresses in geothermal energy and deep drilling technologies have opened a new win-dow into the terrestrial subsurface. This provides direct access to deep geothermal fluids used to produce heat and electricity, creating an opportunity to isolate and characterize novel microbial strains from these extreme habitats. In this study, we report the co-isolation of two fungal strains: Penicillium citrinum (strain HEK1) and the dimorphic yeast Meyerozyma guilliermondii (strain HEK2). These two fungi represent the first fungal strains isolated from deep ge-othermal fluids and their presence within the fluids was confirmed through molecular analysis. The isolation of these strains emphasizes the importance of considering fungi when investigating microbial diversity in subsurface geothermal environments.