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SUBMITTER: Dicko M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7712204 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) 20201111 4
The filamentous fungus <i>Podospora anserina</i> is a good model to study the breakdown of lignocellulose, owing to its ease of culture and genetical analysis. Here, we show that the fungus is able to use a wide range of lignocellulosic materials as food sources. Using color assays, spectroscopy and pyrolysis-gas chromatography mass spectrometry, we confirm that this ascomycete is able to degrade lignin, primarily by hydrolyzing β-O-4 linkages, which facilitates its nutrient uptake. We show that ...[more]