Colonial living leads to long-term survival: fungi

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Free-living ascomycetes survive unfavorable conditions by forming pseudo tissue-like microcolonies.

Biomimicry Taxonomy

	Maintain physical integrity >
	Protect from biotic factors >
	Fungi

Biomimetic Application Ideas

Anti-aging methods, tissue and cell culture methods, cyropreservation, cell storage, storage of pathogens, retardation of bacterial and fungal growth.

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"The capacity to survive long periods of suspended metabolism allows free-living ascomycetes to remain as colonies made up of pseudo tissue-like microcolonies comprising 100–500 cells for several decades until conditions favourable to further growth return." (Gorbushina 2007:1620)

About the inspiring organism

Ascomycota
Ascomycota

Organism/taxonomy data provided by:
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist

Bioinspired products and application ideas

Application Ideas: Anti-aging methods, tissue and cell culture methods, cyropreservation, cell storage, storage of pathogens, retardation of bacterial and fungal growth.

Industrial Sector(s) interested in this strategy: Medicine, Water Purification

Experts

Geomicrobiology Group
Anna Gorbushina
Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg

References

Gorbushina, A. A. 2007. Life on the rocks. Environmental Microbiology. 9(7): 1613-1631.

Colonial living leads to long-term survival: fungi

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