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… of tough plants. Thanks to gut microbes — namely, anaerobic fungi — these animals are able to pry apart plant polymers … use to bust biomass apart. She and her team find these fungi, and their enzymes, primarily in animal poop.  “As an … diversity.”  Within that diversity of bacteria and fungi, O’Malley and her team are amassing all kinds of …

… had ever been done before to look at how multiple forest fungi have independently evolved to establish symbiotic … with plants (mycorrhizae), and particularly how fungi that feed on decaying plant matter (saprotrophs) have … analysis enables researchers to understand how plants and fungi developed symbiotic relationships, and how the …

… Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help or harm plant host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with genomes … contributed toward filling gaps on the fungal Tree of Life through the 1000 Fungal Genomes Project. Hacquard’s group …

… started during my PhD. And then I actually found out, through a connection of my supervisor, that in parallel, … we actually add features as they come, and this is done through also a process where you say, OK, I want to build … metabolomics, and natural products in plants, fungi, and microorganisms. If you want to collaborate, let …

… You are not allowing any chemical diversification throughout this seven-enzyme pathway, because the only thing … of the evolutionary forces, it’s kind of a speculation through the evolutionary process. But what we’ve been … metabolomics, and natural products in plants, fungi, and microorganisms. If you want to collaborate, let …

… Santa Barbara discuss the importance of studying anaerobic fungi, as well as a recent discovery that turns scientific …

… product molecules obviously play a huge role in ecology through cell-cell communication, chemical warfare, and … do the bioinformatics and to synthesize these results into publication? So there’s this really important because we … (LAUGHS) Yeah. We do expect that or hope that a publication comes out of the work that’s done at the JGI. …

… New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The … use of those other two components, which requires getting through the lignin.  Researchers led by Michelle O’Malley’s … industry application, the work could eventually yield new biotechnological opportunities.  …