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… New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a … process. Now, a new study shows how anaerobic fungi — the kind living in the stomachs of livestock — are …

… New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get … — the shii tree, a Japanese relative of the oak. These fungi are part of the genus Lentinula, which have evolved to … the GENOBIOREF (BIO2017-86559-R) project of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (cofinanced by FEDER …

… High-throughput stable isotope probing helps ID novel interactions between bacteria and fungi The Science Researchers have successfully automated … results. Applying this method to the study of a particular fungi, researchers identified novel interactions between …

… Retracing how the dry rot Serpula lacrymans adapted to a new … so destructive in houses. A study involving six brown rot fungi reveals the genomic changes Serpula lacrymans has … User Facility, compared the genomes of two strains of fungi Serpula lacrymans – var. lacrymans from Europe and …

… a wildfire. The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future … trees and soils, targeting helpful bacteria, viruses and fungi. Overall, better understanding of a recovering soil …

… Machine learning methods were applied on sequenced fungal … genomes of Dothideomycetes, the largest class of fungi, by lifestyles. The machine “learned” to identify data … species.  The Impact The class  Dothideomycetes includes fungi that obtain nutrients from decaying organic matter …

… JGI innovates protocol revealing how genetic variations in sequences affect traits. In a … what TFs and regulatory networks are conserved across fungi.” Using multiDAP-seq, Nagy’s team is comparing five … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… for another episode of Natural Prodcast. Right now I’m working on this the afternoon of the day I’m due to release it, which is not ideal for me keeping myself on my self-imposed schedule. So, we’ll have to see if I’m going to slip a day on releasing it into the feeds, but I’m …

… Researchers from the JGI recognized for their “significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the … Grigoriev’s recent work includes the discovery of anaerobic fungi’s ability to break down lignin , the hardiest of plant … new genomes highlighting the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula. Dan Rokhsar looked to the …