Fig. 2.

Overview of notable industrial filamentous fungi host species and their associated products, categorized into groups according to taxonomic class (order and family not provided). Production of native enzymes, organic acids, and secondary metabolites (pharmaceuticals) by Ascomycota molds are the predominant applications for filamentous fungi in biomanufacturing. Emerging applications include use of Basidiomycetes organisms for food and materials biomanufacturing, as well as use of established cell factories (e.g. Aspergillus, Penicillium) for heterologous protein production. Composite material shown is Ecovative's Mushroom® packaging, mycelium leather is Bolt Threads Mylo™, and mycelium meat is MyForest Foods' MyBacon. The breadth of organisms used across industries is limited and the rich diversity of the fungal kingdom is highly under-explored.