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… Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a … Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can thrive in the soil as a saprophyte, living off decaying organic … This work was supported by the Plant-Microbe Interfaces program at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory …

… Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat … too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest their last leafy … was performed under the JGI-EMSL Collaborative Science Initiative and used resources at the DOE Joint Genome …

… of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: Cellulose, hemicellulose and … The authors acknowledge their funding sources: Office of Biological and Environmental Research … of the U.S. Department of Energy grant DE-SC0020420 (MAO), Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies grants …