Publication - Journal Article Capturing an Early Gene Induction Event during Wood Decay by the Brown Rot Fungus Rhodonia placenta

Journal Article

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol. 88, iss. 8, 2022

Authors

Claire E. Anderson, Jiwei Zhang, Lye Meng Markillie, Hugh D. Mitchell, William B. Chrisler, Matthew J. Gaffrey, Galya Orr, Jonathan S. Schilling, Irina S. Druzhinina

Abstract

Earth’s aboveground terrestrial biomass is primarily wood, and fungi dominate wood decomposition. Here, we studied these fungal pathways in a common “brown rot”-type fungus, Rhodonia placenta , that selectively extracts sugars from carbohydrates embedded within wood lignin.

Language English

Publication - Journal Article Capturing an Early Gene Induction Event during Wood Decay by the Brown Rot Fungus Rhodonia placenta

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