Investigation and isolation of unknown fungal groups in subsurface biosphere below the sea-floor.

该研究揭示了地下深层生态系统中存在着未知的真菌群落，具有意想不到的多样性和新颖性。从深海沉积物、深海海绵、贝类、深海海底植物和深海环境中收集的其他生物中分离出100多种真菌。对所有物种进行鉴定和抗菌药物筛选。由于某些分离株可以产生抗菌药物，因此具有很大的应用研究潜力。

This study revealed that unknown fungal communities exist in deep subsurface ecosystems with unexpected diversity and novelty. More than 100 fungal species were isolated from deep-sea sediments, deep-sea sponges, shellfishes, sea plants lying on deep-sea floor and other organisms collected in deep-sea environments. All species were identified and screened for antimicrobial agents. As some isolates appear to produce antimicrobial agents, this has great potential for future application research.