In the special edition of Studies in Mycology, we published a scientific article with a description of the mechanisms for osmoadaptation in extremely halotolerant black yeast H. werneckii. We described accumulation of glycerol and other polyols at increased salinity. Furthermore, we propose a role of melanization in the retention of intracellular glycerol. Interestingly, H. werneckii retains a fluid membrane and a relatively unchanged amount of sterols despite changes of salinity, whereas glycerol loss from the cell is diminished by the melanized cell wall.
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The fungal genus Wallemia inhabits hypersaline environments and was isolated from the solar salterns. The three studied species, W. ichthyophaga, W. muriae, and W. sebi, tolerate extremely wide range of salinities. W. ichthyophaga is metabolically active even at saturated NaCl concentrations. Osmoadaptation in Wallemia spp. was studied on the cell-wall level.
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