Jolanda M. van Munster

A validated PCR-RFLP method enables efficient identification of anaerobic gut fungi from faecal samples, leading to isolation of four genera including a novel Piromyces species.

The paper describes the isolation and characterization of a new anaerobic gut fungus genus, Caledoniamyces, from bovine rumen fluid, highlighting its unique morphology and growth characteristics.

This study compares sugar utilization and metabolism in anaerobic gut fungi, revealing species-specific responses to co-substrates and highlighting functional diversity in carbon metabolism.

This study investigates how free sugars and their polymeric forms affect growth and lignocellulose degradation in anaerobic gut fungi using cellulose filter paper as a model.

This study isolates and characterizes rumen bacteria using three anaerobic media, showing that different media enrich distinct bacterial genera, highlighting the importance of defined media for studying rumen microbiota.

This study isolates and compares three anaerobic gut fungi to determine their distinct roles in digesting plant fibers, finding differences in their degradation of hemicellulose, cellulose, and substrate preference.