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The effects of degradation on alpine grassland resilience: A study based on meta-analysis data

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020
Alpine grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) provide irreplaceable ecosystem services to local and global communities. However, intensive human activities have caused severe grassland degradation during recent decades.
Yanmin Teng, Jinyan Zhan, Frank Boappeah Agyemang, Yongxiu Sun   +3 more
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Halotolerant microbial consortia able to degrade highly recalcitrant plant biomass substrate [PDF]

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2018
The microbial degradation of plant-derived compounds under salinity stress remains largely underexplored. The pretreatment of lignocellulose material, which is often needed to improve the production of lignocellulose monomers, leads to high salt levels, generating a saline environment that raises technical considerations that influence subsequent ...
Larisa Cortes-Tolalpa, Justin Norder, Jan Dirk van Elsas, Joana Falcao Salles   +3 more
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Enrichment and Broad Representation of Plant Biomass-Degrading Enzymes in the Specialized Hyphal Swellings of Leucoagaricus gongylophorus, the Fungal Symbiont of Leaf-Cutter Ants.

PLoS ONE, 2015
Leaf-cutter ants are prolific and conspicuous constituents of Neotropical ecosystems that derive energy from specialized fungus gardens they cultivate using prodigious amounts of foliar biomass.
Frank O Aylward, Lily Khadempour, Daniel M Tremmel, Bradon R McDonald, Carrie D Nicora, Si Wu, Ronald J Moore, Daniel J Orton, Matthew E Monroe, Paul D Piehowski, Samuel O Purvine, Richard D Smith, Mary S Lipton, Kristin E Burnum-Johnson, Cameron R Currie   +14 more
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Indigenous plant growth-promoting bacteria enhance plant growth, biomass, and nutrient uptake in degraded forest plants [PDF]

3 Biotech, 2018
The present study was aimed to isolate indigenous plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) from Nanmangalam reserve forest, India and to analyze their positive impact on nursery plant species. In total, 160 isolates were obtained from different nitrogen-free Media (LGI, JMV, NFB).
Parthasarathy, Radhapriya, Andimuthu, Ramachandran, Perumal, Palani   +2 more
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Comparative Genomics and Transcriptomics Analyses Reveal Divergent Plant Biomass-Degrading Strategies in Fungi [PDF]

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Plant biomass is one of the most abundant renewable carbon sources, which holds great potential for replacing current fossil-based production of fuels and chemicals. In nature, fungi can efficiently degrade plant polysaccharides by secreting a broad range of carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes), such as cellulases, hemicellulases, and pectinases.
Jiajia Li, Ad Wiebenga, Anna Lipzen, Vivian Ng, Sravanthi Tejomurthula, Yu Zhang, Igor V. Grigoriev, Mao Peng, Ronald P. de Vries   +8 more
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Functional Validation of Two Fungal Subfamilies in Carbohydrate Esterase Family 1 by Biochemical Characterization of Esterases From Uncharacterized Branches

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020
The fungal members of Carbohydrate Esterase family 1 (CE1) from the CAZy database include both acetyl xylan esterases (AXEs) and feruloyl esterases (FAEs). AXEs and FAEs are essential auxiliary enzymes to unlock the full potential of feedstock.
Xinxin Li, Kelli Griffin, Sandra Langeveld, Matthias Frommhagen, Emilie N. Underlin, Emilie N. Underlin, Mirjam A. Kabel, Ronald P. de Vries, Adiphol Dilokpimol   +8 more
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Nutrient reallocation between stem and leaf drives grazed grassland degradation in inner Mongolia, China

BMC Plant Biology, 2022
Background Decline in height and aboveground biomass of the plant community are critical indicators of grassland ecosystem degradation. Nutrient reallocation induced by grazing occurs among different organs, which balances the trade-off between growth ...
Jiayue Liu, Shuaizhi Lu, Changcheng Liu, Dongjie Hou   +3 more
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Macroalgae Derived Fungi Have High Abilities to Degrade Algal Polymers

Microorganisms, 2019
Marine fungi associated with macroalgae are an ecologically important group that have a strong potential for industrial applications. In this study, twenty-two marine fungi isolated from the brown seaweed Fucus sp.
Aleksandrina Patyshakuliyeva, Daniel L. Falkoski, Ad Wiebenga, Klaas Timmermans, Ronald P. de Vries   +4 more
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Plant Diversity, Productivity, and Soil Nutrient Responses to Different Grassland Degradation Levels in Hulunbuir, China

Land
Grassland degradation could affect the composition, structure, and ecological function of plant communities and threaten the stability of their ecosystems.
Yuxuan Wu, Ping Wang, Xiaosheng Hu, Ming Li, Yi Ding, Tiantian Peng, Qiuying Zhi, Qiqige Bademu, Wenjie Li, Xiao Guan, Junsheng Li   +10 more
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In silico Proteomic Analysis Provides Insights Into Phylogenomics and Plant Biomass Deconstruction Potentials of the Tremelalles

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020
Basidiomycetes populate a wide range of ecological niches but unlike ascomycetes, their capabilities to decay plant polymers and their potential for biotechnological approaches receive less attention. Particularly, identification and isolation of CAZymes
Habibu Aliyu, Olga Gorte, Xinhai Zhou, Xinhai Zhou, Anke Neumann, Katrin Ochsenreither   +5 more
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