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''Trichoderma reesei'' is a mesophilic and filamentous fungus. It is an anamorph of the fungus ''Hypocrea jecorina''. ''T. reesei'' has the capacity to secrete large amounts of cellulolytic enzymes (cellulases and hemicellulases). Microbial cellulases have industrial application in the conversion of cellulose, a major component of plant biomass, into glucose. ''T. reesei'' isolate QM6a was originally isolated from the Solomon Islands during World War II because of its degradation of canvas and garments of the US army. All strains currently used in biotechnology and basic research were derived from this one isolate.〔 Recent advances in the biochemistry of cellulase enzymology, the mechanism of cellulose hydrolysis (cellulolysis), strain improvement, molecular cloning and process engineering are bringing ''T. reesei'' cellulases closer to being a commercially viable route to cellulose hydrolysis. Several industrially useful strains have been developed and characterised, e.g. Rut-C30, RL-P37 and MCG-80. The genome of this organism was released in 2008. This organism also has a mating type dependent characterised sexual cycle.〔 ==Sexual development== ''T. reesei'' QM6a has a ''MAT1-2'' mating type locus. The opposite mating type ''MAT1-1'', was recently found, thus proving that ''T. reesei'' is a heterothallic species.〔 After being regarded as asexual since its discovery more than 50 years ago, sexual reproduction can now be induced in ''T. reesei'' QM6a leading to formation of fertilized stromata and mature ascospores.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trichoderma reesei」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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