Micrograph of J. Argillacea on Pine Wood (IMAGE)
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As part of a study involving 4 newly sequenced fungal genomes, researchers conducted wood decay experiments on isolates of Jaapia argillacea, growing them on pine and aspen wood. As shown here, J. argillacea superficially degraded the pine wood surfaces but in localized areas, went further and broke down the cell walls and removed cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin.
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Benjamin Held, University of Minnesota
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