Phenolic degradation by catechol dioxygenases is associated with pathogenic fungi with a necrotrophic lifestyle in the Ceratocystidaceae
N. Soal, M. H. Coetzee, M. A. van der Nest, A. Hammerbacher, B. Wingfield
This study identifies and characterizes CDO genes in Ceratocystidaceae fungi, finding higher abundance in pathogenic necrotrophic species compared to saprophytic ones.
bioRxiv · Dec 30, 2021Evolutionary Biology