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Insectivorous bats digest chitin in the stomach using acidic mammalian chitinase. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
The gastrointestinal tract of animals is adapted to their primary source of food to optimize resource use and energy intake. Temperate bat species mainly feed on arthropods. These contain the energy-rich carbohydrate chitin, which is indigestible for the
Sara Strobel, Anna Roswag, Nina I Becker, Tina E Trenczek, Jorge A Encarnação   +4 more
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Towards a Novel Biocontrol Strategy: High Performance of Optimised Cell Wall‐Degrading Enzymes Secreted by Escovopsis primorosea LBM 277

Environmental Microbiology Reports, Volume 18, Issue 2, April 2026.
Escovopsis primorosea LBM 277 efficiently produced proteases, β‐1,3‐glucanases and chitinases under submerged fermentation using Leucoagaricus gongylophorus cell walls and Mandels complex. RSM‐BBD optimization significantly increased enzyme activity. The enzymatic cocktail remained stable for 30 days at room temperature and pH 4–6, aligning with the ...
Marcela Paola Barengo, Natalia Soledad Amerio, Gustavo Ángel Bich, Pedro Darío Zapata, María Lorena Castrillo   +4 more
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Requirement of group I lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase for turnover of chitinous cuticle during moulting in two forest pest beetles, Monochamus alternatus and Psacothea hilaris

Insect Molecular Biology, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 115-125, April 2026.
Group I LPMO15‐1 cDNAs from two economically important forest insect pests, M. alternatus and P. hilaris, were cloned. MaLPMO15‐1 and PhLPMO15‐1 show a similar pattern of expression during late stages of development. RNAi for LPMO15‐1 causes failure of adult eclosion in both M. alternatus and P. hilaris.
Daehyeong Kim, Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, Karl J. Kramer, Yasuyuki Arakane, Mi Young Noh   +4 more
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The activity of saccharolytic enzymes in Collembola is associated with species affinity for caves

International Journal of Speleology, 2018
The activity of enzymes associated with digestion can reflect food availability and feeding preferences of invertebrates in a particular habitat. Caves are mostly nutrient-poor habitats lacking primary production.
Andrea Parimuchová, Vladimír Šustr, Miloslav Devetter, Ondřej Vošta, Ionuţ Popa, Ľubomír Kováč   +5 more
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Low‐intensity prescribed fire has no immediate impact on soil physical and chemical properties or enzymatic activity in the Post Oak Savanna ecoregion, Texas, USA

Agrosystems, Geosciences &Environment, Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2026.
Abstract The historic development of the Post Oak Savanna ecoregion in Texas, USA, was shaped by natural wildfires. However, wildfire suppression has caused an increase in encroaching woody species. To address this issue, land management strategies incorporate prescribed fire (PF) for the control of encroaching species.
Kathryn L. Watson, Jordan E. Gignac, Alejandro Atenas Navarrete, Leila Joharzadeh, Bismark Osei, Dinesh Phuyal, Chiranjibi Poudyal, Mingxiu Wang, Larissa Watkins, Opeyemi Alabi, Siddhartha Shankar Bhattacharyya, Nicholas Boogades, Achla Jha, Deepa Khadka, Dallas M. Williams, A. Peyton Smith, Briana M. Wyatt   +16 more
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Aktivitas Enzimatik Cendawan dari Lalat Bactrocera dorsalis sebagai Kandidat Cendawan Entomopatogen

Jurnal Ilmu Pertanian Indonesia
Extracellular enzymes produced by fungi can serve as a screening tool for entomopathogen candidates. Enzyme secretion ability is important in determining the virulence level of an entomopathogenic fungus.
Rizka Dwi Damayanti, Emantis Rosa, Wawan Abdullah Setiawan   +2 more
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Antagonism of local isolates of Trichoderma spp. on citrus root rot disease by Fusarium solani in the mekong delta of vietnam

浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版, 2004
The local isolates of Trichoderma spp. and Fusarium solani were colected from citrus orchards in the Mekong delta of Vietnam and isolated on PDA, PDB and TSM medium for antagonism and Koch's postulate testing.
Duong Minh, Jozef Coosemans, Le Lam Cuong, Ester Vandersmissen, Pham Van Kim   +4 more
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Recent Advances in Bioconjugation of Aromatic Amino Acid Residues by a Reactivity‐Guided Approach

The Chemical Record, Volume 26, Issue 2, February 2026.
This review highlights recent advances in the bioconjugation of aromatic amino acids residues, focusing on strategies that leverage their inherent chemical reactivity to enable precise and versatile modifications of biomacromolecules, illustrating relevant applications.
Bruno M. da S. Santos, Lívia C. R. M. da Frota, Thais G. Silva, Fernanda G. Finelli   +3 more
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The Factors Involved in Plant–Insect–Microbe Interactions Expanded: Genome Analysis and Description of Frigoribacterium adelgis sp. nov.

Environmental Microbiology Reports, Volume 18, Issue 1, February 2026.
Aerobic Actinobacteria belonging to the genus Frigoribacterium were isolated from adelgid Adelges (Aphrastasia) pectinatae collected from a Korean fir tree. Genomic analysis showed that these bacteria encode a range of factors that may be involved in the interactions between Frigoribacterium strains, adelgids and/or Korean fir trees.
Gustė Tamošiūnaitė, Jekaterina Havelka, Raimonda Baranauskienė, Justas Lazutka, Nomeda Kuisiene   +4 more
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Conjugative Transfer of Disease‐Encoding Plasmid Variants in Serratia spp. Alter Production of Enzymes and Virulence Properties

Environmental Microbiology Reports, Volume 18, Issue 1, February 2026.
Analysis of plasmid transconjugants relative to plasmid‐free and plasmid‐carrying Serratia spp. demonstrates erratic disease phenotypes and reduced fitness. Transconjugants also show reduced ability to degrade substrates associated with virulence, supported by transcriptomic data.
Amy L. Vaughan, Travis R. Glare, Charles A. Hefer, Mark R. H. Hurst   +3 more
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