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Cryomyces antarcticus is a fungus of uncertain placement in the class Dothideomycetes, division Ascomycota. Found in Antarctica, it was described as new to science in 2005. It has been found to be able to survive the harsh outer space environment and cosmic radiation. A proposed mechanistic contributor to the unique resilience observed in C. antarcticus is the presence of its thick and highly melanized cell walls. This melanin may act to protect DNA from damage while C. antarcticus is exposed to conditions that are unsuitable for typical DNA repair systems to function.

References

1. Selbmann L, de Hoog GS, Mazzaglia A, Friedmann EI, Onofri S (2005). "Fungi at the edge of life: cryptoendolithic black fungi from Antarctic deserts". Studies in Mycology. 51: 1–32.
2. Onofri S, Barreca D, Selbmann L, Isola D, Rabbow E, Horneck G, de Vera JP, Hatton J, Zucconi L (2008). "Resistance of Antarctic black fungi and cryptoendolithic communities to simulated space and Martian conditions". Studies in Mycology. 61: 99–109. doi:10.3114/sim.2008.61.10. PMC 2610303. PMID 19287532.
3. ^ Onofri, S; Selbmann, L; Pacelli, C; de Vera, JP; Horneck, G; Hallsworth, JE; Zucconi, L (19 June 2018). "Integrity of the DNA and Cellular Ultrastructure of Cryptoendolithic Fungi in Space or Mars Conditions: A 1.5-Year Study at the International Space Station". Life. 8 (2): 23. doi:10.3390/life8020023. PMC 6027225. PMID 29921763.
4. Pacelli, C; Selbmann, L; Moeller, R; Zucconi, L; Fujimori, A; Onofri, S (2017). "Cryptoendolithic Antarctic Black Fungus Cryomyces antarcticus Irradiated with Accelerated Helium Ions: Survival and Metabolic Activity, DNA and Ultrastructural Damage". Frontiers in Microbiology. 8: 2002. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2017.02002. PMC 5650992. PMID 29089932.
5. Pacelli, C; Selbmann, L; Zucconi, L; Coleine, C; de Vera, JP; Rabbow, E; Böttger, U; Dadachova, E; Onofri, S (February 2019). "Responses of the Black Fungus Cryomyces antarcticus to Simulated Mars and Space Conditions on Rock Analogs". Astrobiology. 19 (2): 209–220. Bibcode:2019AsBio..19..209P. doi:10.1089/ast.2016.1631. PMID 30067087.
6. Sterflinger, K; Lopandic, K; Pandey, RV; Blasi, B; Kriegner, A (2014). "Nothing special in the specialist? Draft genome sequence of Cryomyces antarcticus, the most extremophilic fungus from Antarctica". PLOS ONE. 9 (10): e109908. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j9908S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0109908. PMC 4190365. PMID 25296285.

External links

• Cryomyces antarcticus in Index Fungorum

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