How fungi make nutrients available to the world
Like most of us, trees don't want to be eaten alive.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 01, 2018
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News tagged with rot fungi
How the dry rot Serpula lacrymans adapted to a new ecological habitat
By comparing genetic information from similar organisms, researchers have gained insights on why the dry rot (Serpula lacrymans) is so destructive in houses. A study involving six brown rot fungi reveals the genomic changes ...
Biotechnology
Jan 09, 2018
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Fungi that evolved to eat wood offer new biomass conversion tool
Twenty years ago, microbiologist Barry Goodell, now a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and colleagues discovered a unique system that some microorganisms use to digest and recycle wood. Three orders of ...
Biotechnology
Jul 24, 2017
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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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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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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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Genome sequences of early-diverging fungi help track origins of white rot fungi
Researchers utilized draft genome sequences of 10 white rot and brown rot fungi representing early-diverging groups to help refine the timeline that dates the enzymatic origins of lignocellulose decomposition.
Biotechnology
May 04, 2016
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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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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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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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