Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023 Little is known about the effects of grassland degradation on the carbohydrate-active enzyme (CAZYme) genes responsible for C cycling. Here we used a metagenomic approach to reveal variation in abundance and composition of CAZyme genes in grassland ...
Xiaoqing Xu
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Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2021 Background Ascomycetous yeasts from the kingdom fungi inhabit every biome in nature. While filamentous fungi have been studied extensively regarding their enzymatic degradation of the complex polymers comprising lignocellulose, yeasts have been largely ...
Johan Larsbrink +2 more
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What makes a mycoparasite? Candidate effectors from fungi that parasitize other fungi exhibit structural homology to those of fungal plant pathogens [PDF]
Fungal Biology and BiotechnologyBackground Fungi that feed and thrive on other living fungi and damage those through specific adaptations to this lifestyle are known as mycoparasites.
Alexandros G. Sotiropoulos +3 more
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Genome-Resolved Functional Profiling of Osteoporosis-Associated Gut Bacteria Highlights Putative Metabolic and Immunogenic Signatures of the Gut–Bone Axis [PDF]
CellsThe gut microbiota has emerged as a potential regulator of bone metabolism, but the genome-encoded functional repertoire of osteoporosis-associated gut bacteria remains insufficiently characterized.
Rogelio F. Jiménez-Ortega +8 more
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GeodermaCombatting desertification through vegetation restoration holds significant potential for soil carbon sequestration. However, understanding the effects of different restoration types on soil organic carbon component and the role of carbohydrate-active ...
Hongjian Hao, Ahejiang Sailike
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Telomere-to-Telomere Genome Assembly of Coprinellus disseminatus and Genomic Insights into Its Symbiotic Germination of Cremastra appendiculata Seeds [PDF]
Journal of FungiCremastra appendiculata is a medicinally important orchid whose seed germination depends on fungal symbionts. Here, we present the first telomere-to-telomere (T2T) genome assembly of the orchid mycorrhizal fungus Coprinellus disseminatus, comprising 15 ...
Wenyan Huo +8 more
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Functional gut microbiome signatures underlying interindividual variability in metabolic responses to red raspberry consumption [PDF]
Scientific ReportsRed raspberries have been shown to exert beneficial effects on immunometabolic health in numerous studies; however, these effects are subject to interindividual variability.
Valentin Barbe +7 more
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Host-driven evolution shapes the polysaccharide utilization profiles of alga-associated Flavobacteriaceae [PDF]
MicrobiomeBackground Marine algae represent major producers of complex polysaccharides and serve as hosts for diverse microbial communities in the phycosphere. Flavobacteriaceae are among the key bacterial taxa involved in polysaccharide degradation and carbon ...
Guanjing Cai +7 more
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Oral and Gut Microbial Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes Landscape in Health and Disease
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Inter-individual variability in the microbial gene complement encoding for carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) can profoundly regulate how the host interacts with diverse carbohydrate sources thereby influencing host health. CAZy-typing, characterizing
Stanley O. Onyango +3 more
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New Method for Identifying Fungal Kingdom Enzyme Hotspots from Genome Sequences
Journal of Fungi, 2021 Fungal genome sequencing data represent an enormous pool of information for enzyme discovery. Here, we report a new approach to identify and quantitatively compare biomass-degrading capacity and diversity of fungal genomes via integrated function-family ...
Lene Lange +2 more
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