title: The Enigmatic Universe of the Herbivore Gut.
abstract: The herbivore gut is a fascinating ecosystem exquisitely adapted to plant biomass degradation. Within this ecosystem, anaerobic fungi invade biomass and secrete hydrolytic enzymes. In a recent study, Solomon et al. characterized three anaerobic fungi by transcriptomics, proteomics, and functional analyses to identify novel components essential for plant biomass deconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Plant and Microbial Biology Department, Energy Biosciences Institute, The University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3102, USA. Electronic address: Lglass@berkeley.edu.
authors.forename: N Louise
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Glass
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018533:Biomass; D004063:Digestion; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005658:Fungi / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D060434:Herbivory; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*; D040901:Proteomics
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins
keywords: CAZymes; Neocallimastigomycota; anaerobic fungi; cellulase; cellulosomes; plant biomass