Uses of Fungi

FUNGI

Sl No	Genus  Name	Species Name	Applications
1	Alterneria	Alterneria alternata	Degradation of Plastic
2	Aspergillus	Aspergillus niger	Production of steroids, aconitic hydrase, a-amylase, aniline, glucose oxidase etc. Degradation of apple distillery waste, Testing of electronic equipment, environment
		Aspergillus flavus	Production of acylase, aflatoxin, aspergillic acid
		Aspergillus oryzae	Production of aflatoxin, amylase, diastase etc.
		Aspergillus terreus	Production of antiviral agent
		Aspergillus fumigatus	Production of cellulose
		Aspergillus ochraceus	Production of steroids
		Aspergillus foetidus	Degradation of Aromatic compounds Production of Amylase
		Aspergillus awamori	Production of Acid protease, Acid carboxipeptidase
		Aspergillus aculeatus	Production of Aculeacin A
3	Chrysosporium	Chrysosporium indicum	Degradation of Keratin
		Chrysosporium tropicum	Degradation of Keratin
4	Cladosporium	Cladosporium sp.	Degradation of Cellulose
5	Fusarium	Fusarium sp.	Production of cellulose
		Fusarium monolioforme	Production of Gibberellic acid, Gibberellins, Fusaric acid
		Fusarium proliferatum	Production of Gibberellic acid
6	Microsporum	Microsporum canis	Degradation of Keratin
		Microsporum gypseum	Degradation of Keratin
7	Neurospora	Neurospora crassa	Assay of adenine, cholin inositol , nicotinic acid, thiamine etc. Production of ethanol, cellulose, amino acid oxidase
		Neurospora sitophila	Assay of biotin
8	Penicillium	Penicillium ochro-chloron	Degradation of plastic, Testing of textiles, aircraft component etc.
		Penicillium chrysogenum	Production of penicillin, antiviral agent, glucose oxidase, leucomycin derivatives, polyamine oxidase etc.
		Penicillium frequentans	Production of asterric acid
		Penicillium fellutanum	Production of carlosic acid, carolic acid, galactocarlose
		Penicillium citrinum	Production of citrinin
		Penicillium notatum	Production of penicillin, citrinin, fatty acids, lipids
		Penicillium crysosporium	Degradation of lignin, synthetic
		Penicillium janthinallum	Production of Xylanase
9	Rhizopus	Rhizopus oryzae	Production of Lactic acid, Fumeric acid, Steroids, Imipramine, Degradation of Cyanide, insecticides
		Rhizopus microsporus	Degradation of Phytic acid
10	Trichoderma	Trichoderma reesei	Production of protein, Cellulose, paracelsin, acetyl xylan esterase etc.
		Trichoderma viridie	Degradation of plastic, Production of cellulose
11	Mucor	Mucor azygosporus	Production of Carotenoids, Ergosterol
12	Chaetomium	Chaetomium globosum	Production of Cellulose, B-1, 4-Glucan-4-glucanohydrolase
		Chaetomium cochliodes	Production of Chaetomin, Imipramine
13	Coriolus	Coriolus versicolor	Production of Cellulose
14	Myrothecium	Myrothecium verrucaria	Production of cellulose, Chitinase, Degradation of Cellulose, Testing of Textiles, Transmissions (aircraft)
15	Trametes	Trametes versicolor	Production of Cellulose
		Trametes hirsuta	Degradation of Cellulose, Lignin, Production of Laccase
		Trametes carbonaria	Production of Culture Diagnosis
16	Beauveria	Beauveria bassiana	Production of Chitinase, Lipase, Protease, Leucomycin, Magnamycine
		Beauveria nivea	Production of Cyclosporins A, B, C, D & E
17	Poria	Poria Placenta	Degradation of Coal, Assay of Copper, Production of Glycocide degrading enzymes, Polysaccharide Tolerance of Zinc
18	Phaenerochaete	Phaenerochaete chrysoporium	Production of Glucose oxidase, Oxidase, Production of Vanillate hydroxylase, Ligninase, Lignin peroxidase Synthesis of Veratryl alcohol
19	Daedalea	Daedalea flavida	Degradation of Lignin, Production of Laccase
20	Claviceps	Claviceps paspali	Production of Lysergic acid derivatives
		Claviceps purpurea	Assay of Succinic Acid, Production of Alkaloids, Ergotamine
		Claviceps fusiformis	Production of Agroclavin, Chanoclavin 1
21	Aureobasidium	Aureobasidium pollulans	Production of Pollulan hydrolysis, Testing of Varnish
		Aureobasidium mausonii	Producttion of Polysaccharide
22	Botrytis	Botrytis cinerea	Degradation of B-(1,3) (1,6)-D-Glucan
23	Phycomyces	Phycomyces blakesleeanus	Production of Adenylate cyclase, Ferritin, Lactate dehydrogenase, Assay of Chitin synthetase, Ornithin decarboxilase
24	Acremonium	Acremonium chrysogenum	Production of Cephalosporin P, N, C, Protease
		Acremonium diospyri	Production of carotenoids, exocellular glucan, riboflavin
25	Datronia	Datronia mollis	Production of Culture diagnosis
26	Sclerotium	Sclerotium rolfsii	Production of B-Glucosidase
27	Pleurotus	Pleurotus ostreatus	Degradation of Ligonocellulose, Lignolytic enzymes
		Pleurotus fossulatus	Production of cellulolytic  and lignolytic enzymes,
		Pleurotus pulmonarius	Production of cellulolytic and lignolytic enzymes
		Pleurotus sapidus	Production of cellulolytic  and lignolytic enzymes
		Pleurotus sajor-caju	Production of Lignolytic enzymes
28	Flammulina	Flammulina velutypes	Production of Oxalic acid decarboxylase
29	Paecilomyces	Paecilomyces varioti	Degradation of Plastic
30	Conidiobolus	Conidiobolus coronatus	Production of Protease (alkaline)
31	Oidiodendron	Oidiodendron echinulatum	Degradation of cellulose, xylan, pectin, Production of polyphenol oxidase
32	Phialophora	Phialophora hoffmannii	Degradation of cellulose, Oxidation/utilization of phenols
33	Scopulariopsis	Scopulariopsis acremonium	Degradation of cellulose and xylan
34	Cunninghamella	Cunninghamella echinulata var elegans	Degradation of crude oil
35	Stemphylium	Stemphylium loti	Degradation of cyanide, Production of formamide hydrolase
36	Gymnoascoideus	Gymnoascoideus petalosporus	Degradation of Keratin
37	Malbranchea	Malbranchea pulchella	Degradation of keratin
38	Pectinotrichum	Pectinotrichum llanense	Degradation of keratin
39	Heterobasidion	Heterobasidion annosum	Degradation of Lignin
40	Rhodotorula	Rhodotorula glutinis var. glutinis	Oxidation/utilization of diesel oil, hydrocarbons, uric acid,
		Rhodotorula sp.	Production of  Levanase
		Rhodotorula mucilaginosa	Production of lipase
		Rhodotorula minuta	Production of lipid
41	Fomitopsis	Fomitopsis palustris	Production of acid
42	Marasmius	Marasmius alliaceus	Production of Alliacide
43	Pseudofusarium	Pseudofusarium fusarioideum	Production of 6-Aminopenicillanic acid
44	Rhodosporidium	Rhodosporidium toruloides	Production of D-amino acid oxidase, phenylalanine ammonialyase
45	Xanthophyllomyces	Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous	Production of bita amylase
46	Endomycopsis	Endomycopsis capsularis	Production of amylolytic enzymes
47	Emericellopsis	Emericellopsis synnematicola	Production of antiamoebin
		Emericellopsis minima	Production of Cephalosporin N
48	Omphalotus	Omphalotus olearius	Production of atromentic acid, gyropin, Illudalenol, Illudin A, Illudin B, Variegatic acid, Thelephoric acid, Xerocomic acid
49	Byssochlamys	Byssochlamys fulva	Production of byssochlamic acid, byssochlamys fulva, mannitol, pectate lyase
		Byssochlamys nivea	Production of Patulin
50	Arthrobotrys	Arthrobotrys oligospora	Production of carbohydrate binding protiens
		Arthrobotrys conoides	Production of collagenase
51	Dacrymyces	Dacrymyces palmatus	Production of carotenoids
52	Phoma	Phoma cava	Production of cavoxin, cavoxinine, cavoxone
53	Cephalosporium	Cephalosporium chrysogenum	Production of cephalosporin
54	Metarhizium	Metarhizium anisopliae	Production of chitinase, lipase, protease
55	Eurotium	Eurotium glabrum	Production of cladosporin
56	Ashbya	Ashbya gossypii	Production of deaminase, riboflavin
57	Talaromyces	Talaromyces derxii	Production of dehydroisopenicillide, penicillide
58	Cylindrocarpon	Cylindrocarpon destructans	Production of deltatestololactone
59	Nodulispoium	Nodulispoium hinnuleum	Production of desmethoxyviridin, Viridiol
60	Kluyveromyces	Kluyveromyces marxianus	Production of ethanol
61	Pachysolen	Pachysolen tannophilus	Production of ethanol
62	Amylomyces	Amylomyces rouxii	Production of glucoamylase
63	Debaryomyces	Debaryomyces occidentalis	Production of glucoamylase, amylase, alpha amylase
		Debaryomyces hansenii	Production of riboflavin
64	Schizosaccharomyces	Schizosaccharomyces pombe	Production of B-Glucan endohydrolase and ethanol
65	Absidia	Absidia corymbifera	Production of Hydroxylated biphenyl compounds
		Absidia pseudocylindrospora	Production of Hydroxylated biphenyl compounds
		Absidia glauca	Production of urase oxidase
66	Actinomadura	Actinomadura kijaniata	Production of Kijanimicin
		Actinomadura madurae	Production of Nonyl-prodigiosine, Undecyl-Prodigiosine
		Actinomadura cremea	Production of rifamycin
67	Actinoplanes	Actinoplanes deccanensis	Production of Lipiarmycin
68	Lagenidium	Lagenidium giganteum	Production of protease
69	Promicromonospora	Promicromonospora citrea	Production of protease
70	Morchella	Morchella esculenta	Production of Protiens (extracellular)
71	Chaetomella	Chaetomella oblonga	Production of steroids
72	Hypoxylon	Hypoxylon mammatum	Production of toxin
73	Trichothecium	Trichothecium roseum	Production of Trichothecin
74	Blakeslea	Blakeslea trispora	Production of Trisporic acid
75	Ustilago	Ustilago maydis	Production of Ustilagic acid
76	Valsaria	Valsaria rubricosa	Production of Valsarin, Emodin
77	Zygosporium	Zygosporium masonii	Production of Zygosporin A