Cool paper looking at biomass degradation in leaf cutter ant fungus gardens:
Mapping microhabitats of lignocellulose decomposition by a microbial consortium
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41589-023-01536-7
#microbiology #fungi #cellulose
Mapping microhabitats of lignocellulose decomposition by a microbial consortium - Nature Chemical Biology
Metabolome-informed proteome imaging provides a comprehensive view of underlying biological pathways within micrometer-scale microhabitats of the fungal garden, informing the understanding of metabolic fungal pathways in plant matter degradation.Nature