Moesziomyces antarcticus

Moesziomyces antarcticus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Ustilaginomycetes
Order: Ustilaginales
Family: Ustilaginaceae
Genus: Moesziomyces
Species:
M. antarcticus
Binomial name
Moesziomyces antarcticus
(Goto, Sugiy. & Iizuka) Q.M. Wang, Begerow, F.Y. Bai & Boekhout (2015)
Synonyms

Sporobolomyces antarcticus Goto, Sugiy. & Iizuka (1969)
Candida antarctica (Goto, Sugiy. & Iizuka) Kurtzman, M.J. Smiley, C.J. Johnson & M.J. Hoffman (1983)
Vanrija antarctica (Goto, Sugiy. & Iizuka) R.T. Moore (1987)
Pseudozyma antarctica (Goto, Sugiy. & Iizuka) Boekhout (1995)

Moesziomyces antarcticus is a species of fungus in the order Ustilaginales. The species occurs as a yeast and was originally isolated from Antarctic lake sediment. It is a rare cause of human fungaemia infections.

The yeast is a source of important industrial enzymes. Immobilized Moesziomyces antarcticus lipase can be used to catalyze the regioselective acylation of flavonoids or direct acylation with phenolic acids. Moesziomyces antarcticus contains a lipase enzyme that is able to cleave ester bonds in PET plastic.


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