Growing a circular economy with fungal biotechnology: A white paper

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作者
Meyer V. [1 ]
Basenko E.Y. [2 ]
Benz J.P. [3 ]
Braus G.H. [4 ]
Caddick M.X. [2 ]
Csukai M. [5 ]
De Vries R.P. [6 ]
Endy D. [7 ]
Frisvad J.C. [8 ]
Gunde-Cimerman N. [9 ]
Haarmann T. [10 ]
Hadar Y. [11 ]
Hansen K. [12 ]
Johnson R.I. [13 ]
Keller N.P. [14 ]
Kraševec N. [15 ]
Mortensen U.H. [8 ]
Perez R. [7 ]
Ram A.F.J. [16 ]
Record E. [17 ]
Ross P. [18 ]
Shapaval V. [19 ]
Steiniger C. [1 ]
Van Den Brink H. [20 ]
Van Munster J. [21 ]
Yarden O. [11 ]
Wösten H.A.B. [22 ]
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[1] Department of Applied and Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, Berlin
[2] Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool
[3] TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich, Holzforschung München, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, Freising
[4] Department of Molecular Microbiology and Genetics, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Grisebachstr. 8, Göttingen
[5] Syngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell Berkshire
[6] Fungal Physiology, Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute and Fungal Molecular Physiology, Utrecht University, Uppsalalaan 8, Utrecht
[7] Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, 443 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA
[8] Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby
[9] Department Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, Ljubljana
[10] AB Enzymes GmbH, Feldbergstr. 78, Darmstadt
[11] Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot
[12] Biotechnology Research, Production Strain Technology, Novozymes A/S Krogshoejvej 36, Bagsvaerd
[13] Quorn Foods, Station Road, Stokesley North Yorkshire
[14] Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison
[15] Department of Molecular Biology and Nanobiotechnology, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, Ljubljana
[16] Institute of Biology Leiden, Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, Leiden
[17] French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, INRAE, UMR1163, Biodiversité et Biotechnologie Fongiques, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille
[18] MycoWorks Inc, 669 Grand View Avenue, San Francisco
[19] Faculty of Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Droebakveien, Aas
[20] Chr. Hansen A/S, Bøge Alle 10-12, Hørsholm
[21] University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB), School of Natural Sciences, 131 Princess Street, Manchester
[22] Department of Biology, Microbiology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, Utrecht
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Fungi have the ability to transform organic materials into a rich and diverse set of useful products and provide distinct opportunities for tackling the urgent challenges before all humans. Fungal biotechnology can advance the transition from our petroleum-based economy into a bio-based circular economy and has the ability to sustainably produce resilient sources of food, feed, chemicals, fuels, textiles, and materials for construction, automotive and transportation industries, for furniture and beyond. Fungal biotechnology offers solutions for securing, stabilizing and enhancing the food supply for a growing human population, while simultaneously lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Fungal biotechnology has, thus, the potential to make a significant contribution to climate change mitigation and meeting the United Nation's sustainable development goals through the rational improvement of new and established fungal cell factories. The White Paper presented here is the result of the 2nd Think Tank meeting held by the EUROFUNG consortium in Berlin in October 2019. This paper highlights discussions on current opportunities and research challenges in fungal biotechnology and aims to inform scientists, educators, the general public, industrial stakeholders and policymakers about the current fungal biotech revolution. © 2020 The Author(s).
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