Large differences in carbohydrate degradation and transport potential in the genomes of lichen fungal symbionts
Philipp Resl, Adina R. Bujold, Gulnara M. Tagirdzhanova, Peter Meidl, Sandra Freire Rallo, Mieko Kono, Samantha Fernández-Brime, Hörður Guðmundsson, Ólafur S. Andrésson, Lucía Muggia, Helmut Mayrhofer, John P. McCutcheon, Mats Wedin, Silke Werth, Lisa M. Willis, Toby Spribille
The paper compares carbohydrate-degrading enzyme gene inventories in lichen fungal symbionts and non-symbiont fungi, finding that lichen symbionts retain these genes despite lower numbers, suggesting functional diversity and potential for external carbon sources.
bioRxiv · Aug 1, 2021 · PreprintGenomics