Uncovering the gene machinery of the Amazon River microbiome to degrade rainforest organic matter
C. D. Santos-Junior, H. Sarmento, F. P. d. Miranda, F. Henrique-Silva, R. Logares
The paper identifies gene machinery in the Amazon River microbiome involved in degrading rainforest organic matter, revealing novel genes and their functional roles in lignin and hemicellulose breakdown.
bioRxiv · Mar 21, 2019Biochemistry