| Anaeromyces robustus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Neocallimastigomycota |
| Class: | Neocallimastigomycetes |
| Order: | Neocallimastigales |
| Family: | Neocallimastigaceae |
| Genus: | Anaeromyces |
| Species: | A. robustus
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| Binomial name | |
| Anaeromyces robustus O'Malley, Theodorou & Henske (2016)
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Anaeromyces robustus is a fungal microorganism that lives in the gut rumen of many ruminant herbivores such as cows and sheep.[1] Previously thought to be protozoa from their flagellated zoospores, they are biomass degraders, breaking down carbohydrates and plant materials from the food the animal ingests. This fungus, therefore, is anaerobic and lives without oxygen. Gut fungi are dramatically outnumbered by other organisms in the microbiome; they are members of the gut microbiome in ruminants and hindgut fermenters and play a key role in digestion.[2]
- ^ "Home - Anaeromyces robustus v1.0". mycocosm.jgi.doe.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ Swift, Candice L.; Louie, Katherine B.; Bowen, Benjamin P.; Olson, Heather M.; Purvine, Samuel O.; Salamov, Asaf; Mondo, Stephen J.; Solomon, Kevin V.; Wright, Aaron T.; Northen, Trent R.; Grigoriev, Igor V. (May 4, 2021). "Anaerobic gut fungi are an untapped reservoir of natural products". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (18): e2019855118. Bibcode:2021PNAS..11819855S. doi:10.1073/pnas.2019855118. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 8106346. PMID 33906945.