GXM-based gels make Cryptococcus deadly to humans and jelly fungi wobbly. But how is GXM broken down? We set out to find an organism that makes a living in GXM, and found one. 1/5
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Massive gene loss in the fungus Sporothrix epigloea accompanied a shift to life in a glucuronoxylomannan-based gel matrix
Abstract. Fungi are well known for their ability to both produce and catabolize complex carbohydrates to acquire carbon, often in the most extreme of envir