A Fungal Secretome Adapted for Stress Enabled a Radical Wood Decay Mechanism

ABSTRACT Brown rot fungi release massive amounts of carbon from forest deadwood, particularly at high latitudes. These fungi degrade wood by generating small reactive oxygen species (ROS) to loosen lignocellulose, to then selectively remove carbohydrates. The ROS mechanism has long been considered t...

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Main Authors: Jesus Castaño, Jiwei Zhang, Mowei Zhou, Chia-Feng Tsai, Joon Yong Lee, Carrie Nicora, Jonathan Schilling
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3fa1c5f2d2674a6d8c1824677c2fac44
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