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Massive lateral transfer of genes encoding plant cell wall-degrading enzymes to the mycoparasitic fungus Trichoderma from its plant-associated hosts
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The ectomycorrhizal fungus Paxillus involutus converts organic matter in plant litter using a trimmed brown‐rot mechanism involving Fenton chemistry
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Chromosome-scale Genome Assembly of the Most Abundant Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Cenococcum Geophilum Reveals Massive TE Expansion and RIP Defense Mechanism
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JGIota: Looking Back at Sequencing for Soybeans
… The soybean is a crop that could boost biofuels and fertilize fields. So in 2010, the JGI helped … been able to look into soybean’s strengths – along with a fungus that threatens this important crop. Hear more about …
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Integrative visual omics of the white-rot fungus Polyporus brumalis exposes the biotechnological potential of its oxidative enzymes for delignifying raw plant biomass
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Evolution of a Fungal Gene Expression Regulator
… the largest analysis of 5mC distribution across the fungal tree of life to date, involving more than 500 species of … 5mC, an important piece of the epigenome. Across the fungal tree of life, they tracked the evolution of 5mC pathways …
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Co‑cultivation of the anaerobic fungus Caecomyces churrovis with Methanobacterium bryantii enhances transcription of carbohydrate binding modules, dockerins, and pyruvate formate lyases on specific substrates
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The draft genome sequence of the ascomycete fungus Penicillium subrubescens reveals a highly enriched content of plant biomass related CAZymes compared to related fungi
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Accelerating Metagenomics Discoveries with Deep Learning
… to become much simpler; instead of aligning sequences with popular, but computationally costly approaches such as BLAST …
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Better Living Through Bioenergy
… Biofuels and bioproducts are a way to kick our addiction to fossil fuels. In this episode, we peek into how scientists Aindrila …
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How Maize Makes An Antibiotic Cocktail
… chemicals called terpenes. Terpenes are important in plant growth, defense, and environmental interactions, and also … are to maize health. Infections with a stalk-rotting fungus ( Fusarium graminearum ) and a bacterium that causes …
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Yasuo Yoshikuni
… engineering of non-model yeasts for production of biofuels and renewable chemicals, developing genome engineering … and cost-effective biomass for production of renewable fuels and chemicals.  … 2019 SIMB Young Investigator Award 2013 Sustainable Biofuels Awards, Green Shoots Award 2012 Jane Coffin Childs …
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