On the characterization and rank assignment criteria for the anaerobic gut fungi (Neocallimastigomycota)
- 1. Okahoma State University
- 2. Oklahoma State University
- 3. College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University. Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- 4. Bioenergy Group, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, India
- 5. Anaerobic Fungal Network, Velddriel, The Netherlands
- 6. Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture (LfL), Central Department for Quality Assurance and Analytics, 85354 Freising, Germany
- 7. Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Czech Academy of Science, Prague, Czechia.
- 8. 8Institute of Biological, Environmental, and Rural Sciences (IBERS) Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK.
- 9. Wilmar International Limited, WIL@NUS Corporate Laboratory, Centre for Translational Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- 10. Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture (LfL), Central Department for Quality Assurance and Analytics, 85354 Freising, Germany.
- 11. Department of Chemical Engineering, Center for Bioengineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
- 12. Department of Microbiology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
- 13. Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark DE, USA
- 14. Department of Microbiology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Description
Within a specific lineage, establishing a solid taxonomic framework is crucial for enabling discovery and documentation efforts. This ensures effective communication between scientists as well as reproducibility of results between laboratories, and facilitates the exchange and preservation of biological material. Such framework can only be achieved by establishing clear criteria for taxa characterization and rank assignment. Within the anaerobic fungi (Phylum Neocallimastigomycota), the need for such criteria is especially vital. Difficulties associated with their isolation, maintenance, and long-term storage often result in limited availability and loss of previously described taxa. To this end, we provide here a list of morphological, microscopic, phylogenetic, and phenotypic criteria for assessment and documentation when characterizing newly obtained Neocallimastigomycota isolates. We also recommend a polyphasic rank-assignment scheme for novel genus, species, and strain level designations for newly obtained Neocallimastigomycota isolates.Within a specific lineage, establishing a solid taxonomic framework is crucial for enabling discovery and documentation efforts. This ensures effective communication between scientists as well as reproducibility of results between laboratories, and facilitates the exchange and preservation of biological material. Such framework can only be achieved by establishing clear criteria for taxa characterization and rank assignment. Within the anaerobic fungi (Phylum Neocallimastigomycota), the need for such criteria is especially vital. Difficulties associated with their isolation, maintenance, and long-term storage often result in limited availability and loss of previously described taxa. To this end, we provide here a list of morphological, microscopic, phylogenetic, and phenotypic criteria for assessment and documentation when characterizing newly obtained Neocallimastigomycota isolates. We also recommend a polyphasic rank-assignment scheme for novel genus, species, and strain level designations for newly obtained Neocallimastigomycota isolates.