Black fungal extremes - CBS

Fig. 7.Bl a c k An ta r c t i c r o c k f u n g i o n t h e In t e r n at i o n a l Spa c e Stat i o n (ISS)Fig. 8. Red and green fluorescence of viable and metabolic active cells in 25 µm sections of a C. minteri colony treated with LIVE / DEAD dye FUN 1, after combined exposureto vacuum and maximum polychromatic UV 200–400 nm dose (bar = 50 µm).Fig. 9. Percentage variations, compared to controls, in the number of colonies of C. antarcticus CCFEE 534 and CCFEE 515 and C. minteri CCFEE 5187 after incubation at60 °C for 15 and 60 min.C. minteri CCFEE 5187Control 80 °C 90 °CC. antarcticus CCFEE 515Fig. 10. Colonies on MEA of C. minteriCCFEE 5187 and C. antarcticus CCFEE515 after incubation at 80 °C (center) and90 °C (right) for 60 min, compared to thecontrols (left).Control 80 °C 90 °CFig. 10.www.studiesinmycology.org105