Brown rot fungi dominate the carbon degradation of northern terrestrial conifers. These fungi
adapted unique genetic inventories to degrade lignocellulose and to rapidly release a large …

Fungi dominate the recycling of carbon sequestered in woody biomass. This process of
organic turnover was first evolved among “white rot” fungi that degrade lignin to access …

Brown rot fungi dominate wood decomposition in coniferous forests, and their carbohydrate-
selective mechanisms are of commercial interest. Brown rot was recently described as a two …

Wood-degrading brown rot fungi are essential recyclers of plant biomass in forest
ecosystems. Their efficient cellulolytic systems, which have potential biotechnological …

Brown rot fungi release massive amounts of carbon from forest deadwood, particularly at
high latitudes. These fungi degrade wood by generating small reactive oxygen species …

Brown rot fungi initiate wood decay using oxidative pretreatments to improve access for
cellulolytic enzymes. These pretreatments are incompatible with enzymes, and we recently …

The extent of carbon catabolite repression (CCR) at a global level is unknown in wood-
rotting fungi, which are critical to the carbon cycle and are a source of biotechnological …

Brown rot fungi are primary decomposers of wood and litter in northern forests. Relative to
other microbes, these fungi have evolved distinct mechanisms that rapidly depolymerize and …

Wood-degrading fungi vary in their strategies for deconstructing wood, and their competitive
successes shape the rate and fate of carbon released from wood, Earth's largest pool of …

Brown rot fungi are wood-degrading fungi that employ both oxidative and hydrolytic
mechanisms to degrade wood. Hydroxyl radicals that facilitate the oxidative component are …