GenomicsbioRxivPreprint
Large differences in carbohydrate degradation and transport potential in the genomes of lichen fungal symbionts
Philipp Resl, Adina R. Bujold, Gulnara M. Tagirdzhanova…·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.
DOI 10.1101/2021.08.01.454614