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    Gut microbiome of the largest living rodent harbors unprecedented enzymatic systems to degrade plant polysaccharides

    The largest living rodent, capybara, can efficiently depolymerize and utilize lignocellulosic biomass through microbial symbiotic mechanisms yet elusive. Herein, we elucidate the microbial community compositio...

    Lucelia Cabral, Gabriela F. Persinoti, Douglas A. A. Paixão in Nature Communications (2022)

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    Xyloglucan processing machinery in Xanthomonas pathogens and its role in the transcriptional activation of virulence factors

    Xyloglucans are highly substituted and recalcitrant polysaccharides found in the primary cell walls of vascular plants, acting as a barrier against pathogens. Here, we reveal that the diverse and economically ...

    Plinio S. Vieira, Isabela M. Bonfim, Evandro A. Araujo in Nature Communications (2021)

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    Novel redox-active enzymes for ligninolytic applications revealed from multiomics analyses of Peniophora sp. CBMAI 1063, a laccase hyper-producer strain

    The repertoire of redox-active enzymes produced by the marine fungus Peniophora sp. CBMAI 1063, a laccase hyper-producer strain, was characterized by omics analyses. The genome revealed 309 Carbohydrate-Active En...

    Lívia B. Brenelli, Gabriela F. Persinoti, João Paulo L. Franco Cairo in Scientific Reports (2019)