How fungi make nutrients available to the world
Like most of us, trees don't want to be eaten alive.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 1, 2018
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News tagged with rot fungi
Cleaning up bunker oil with white rot fungi
Researchers evaluated the potential capabilities of six white rot fungi to break down oil in contaminated canal waters.
Biotechnology
Jul 22, 2015
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Termite gut holds a secret to breaking down plant biomass
In the Microbial Sciences Building at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the incredibly efficient eating habits of a fungus-cultivating termite are surprising even to those well acquainted with the insect's natural gift ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 17, 2017
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Rotting away: Getting at the evolutionary roots of wood decay
Decay is a complex process in which organisms use a repertoire of enzymes to slowly exploit and ultimately digest their hosts. Fungi are master decayers of dead plant matter, including wood. So-called white rot fungi have ...
Evolution
Nov 10, 2016
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Retracing the roots of fungal symbioses
With apologies to the poet John Donne, and based on recent work from the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility, it can be said that no plant is an island, entire ...
Biotechnology
Feb 23, 2015
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Treading into a gray area along the spectrum of wood decay fungi
One of the most basic rules for playing the game "Twenty Questions" is that all of the questions must be definitively answered by either "yes" or "no." The exchange of information allows the players to correctly guess the ...
Biotechnology
Jun 23, 2014
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Study on fungi helps explain coal formation and may advance future biofuels production
A new study--which includes the first large-scale comparison of fungi that cause rot decay--suggests that the evolution of a type of fungi known as white rot may have brought an end to a 60-million-year-long period of coal ...
Biotechnology
Jun 28, 2012
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Breaking down cellulose without blasting lignin
Feared by realtors and homeowners alike, dry rot due to the fungus Serpula lacrymans causes millions of dollars worth of damage to homes and buildings around the world. This brown rot fungus' capacity to break down the cellulose ...
Biotechnology
Jul 14, 2011
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Key genes for symbiosis between mycorrhiza fungi and trees evolved several times
This news release is available in German.
Biotechnology
Feb 24, 2015
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Understanding how brown rot fungi degrade wood could lead to new tools for more efficient biofuel production
Wood's complex structure makes it highly resistant to biological or chemical decomposition. The structure includes cellulose, long chains of linked sugar molecules, embedded in a scaffolding of a chemical known as lignin. ...
Biotechnology
Feb 28, 2017
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