The [[Trichoderma reesei]] genome paper was recently published in Nature Biotechnology from Diego Martinez at [[LANL]] with collaborators at [[JGI]], [[LBNL]], and others. This fungus was chosen for sequencing because it was found on canvas tents eating the cotton material suggesting it may be a good candidate for degrading cellulose plant material as part of cellulosic ethanol production.
Trichoderma reesei genome paper published
Posted on May 12th, 2008 by Jason Stajich · 1 Comment
Categories: filamentous · gene family · genome · genome annotation · genome sequencing · trichoderma
Tags: aspergillus, biofuel, cellulase, comparative, database, definitions, enzymes, evolution, fermentation, filamentous, fungi, fungus, fusarium, genome, genomes, JGI, magnaporthe, pathogens, phylogenetics, s, sequences, sequencing, species, systematics, trichoderma
Will mushrooms save the world?
Posted on May 12th, 2008 by Jason Stajich · 1 Comment
Paul Stamets thinks so and he’s done work to make this happen. The founder of FungiPerfecti and author many books on mushroom cultivation spoke at a TED talk recently that is worth taking a look.
Categories: bioremediation · fungi · news
Tags: bioremediation, cleanup, fungi, fungiperfecti, mushroom, pleurotus, stamets, TED talk