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… Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The … and bacteria are more active in fixing and metabolizing nitrogen, a key ecosystem nutrient. The Impact This study is … into a forest floor ecosystem to discover what carbon- and nitrogen-metabolizing enzymes are abundant, and to which …

… it turns out, you know, high CO2. Turns out you know, when nitrogen levels change in the ocean, you begin to see those … metabolomics, and natural products in plants, fungi, and microorganisms. If you want to collaborate, let …

… from the ocean. We didn’t know whether to study bacteria, fungi, archaea, the whole range of microbial life. So, we … amassing a collection of marine bacteria. We also studied fungi. We studied a few archaea. But you know, those were … ocean. And they grow like crazy when you do huge amounts of nitrogen, carbohydrates, all that stuff. And then we got to …

… So it was great to hear her passion and enthusiasm for fungi. And we talk a lot about some of the technical … your talk today. It was another great example of probing fungi for natural products and finding new things. And so, … very interested in toxins – phytotoxins – produced by fungi. But the key seminar that tied everything back to the …

… Black fungi are microscopic and mighty. They survive everywhere …

… Before 2006, Olpidium was one of the many obscure fungi of Chytridiomycota (the “chytrids”).  A collaborative … Olpidium is a link in the evolution and transition of fungi from aquatic to terrestrial habitats. The work is part … aims to provide genomic information for every family of fungi. In the following guest piece, JGI user Ying Chang in …

… and analysis tools for comparative genomics of fungi. Mycocosm enables users to navigate across sequenced … and to conduct comparative and genome-centric analyses of fungi and community annotation. …

… The Impact N. crassa is the model organism for filamentous fungi, all of which contain a wide array of plant cell-wall … of sustainable biofuels and bioproducts. Filamentous fungi are also being used in the biotechnology industry to … enzymes, proteins, and other chemicals. Summary Filamentous fungi are like handymen who show up at a job site for a task …

… Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex … thought to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in … their last leafy meal. In their evolutionary history, these fungi branched off early from aerobic fungi, which can …

… Auer discuss their work on communities of forest floor fungi. Allison Joy looks into seagrass meadows' carbon … research on the symbiotic relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and plant roots.  …

… with less fertilizer. For millions of years, underground fungi have lived in symbiosis with plant roots. Plants provide photosynthesized carbon, while fungi deliver water and nutrients. In order to do so, these organisms share space at cellular scale: fungi stretch a network of tendrils called arbuscules into a …