Evolutionary BiologyProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesPeer-reviewed
Evolutionary and biological mechanisms underpinning chitin degradation in aquatic fungi
Nathan Alexis Mitchell Chrismas, Kimberley E. Bird, Davis Laundon…·Michael Cunliffe
This study investigates the mechanisms of chitin degradation in aquatic chytrids, finding expanded glycoside hydrolase genes and adaptive secreted chitinases that facilitate saprotrophy.