Back to the Salt Mines: Genome and Transcriptome Comparisons of the Halophilic Fungus <i>Aspergillus salisburgensis</i> and Its Halotolerant Relative <i>Aspergillus sclerotialis</i>

Salt mines are among the most extreme environments as they combine darkness, low nutrient availability, and hypersaline conditions. Based on comparative genomics and transcriptomics, we describe in this work the adaptive strategies of the true halophilic fungus <i>Aspergillus salisburgensis<...

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Main Authors: Hakim Tafer, Caroline Poyntner, Ksenija Lopandic, Katja Sterflinger, Guadalupe Piñar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/10/5/381