Complementary Roles of Wood-Inhabiting Fungi and Bacteria Facilitate Deadwood Decomposition
Author(s) -
Vojtěch Tláskal,
Vendula Brabcová,
Tomáš Větrovský,
Mayuko Jomura,
Rubén LópezMondéjar,
Lummy Maria Oliveira Monteiro,
J. Saraiva,
Zander Rainier Human,
Tomáš Cajthaml,
Ulisses Nunes da Rocha,
Petr Baldrián
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
msystems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.931
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2379-5077
DOI - 10.1128/msystems.01078-20
Subject(s) - mineralization (soil science) , microorganism , decomposition , biology , botany , carbon stock , bacteria , chemistry , ecology , genetics , soil water , climate change
Wood represents a globally important stock of C, and its mineralization importantly contributes to the global C cycle. Microorganisms play a key role in deadwood decomposition, since they possess enzymatic tools for the degradation of recalcitrant plant polymers.
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