Investigation into the fungal diversity within different regions of the gastrointestinal tract of <em>Panaque nigrolineatus</em>, a wood-eating fish
The Amazonian catfish, <em>Panaque nigrolineatus</em> have several physiological adaptions enabling the scraping and consumption of wood (xylivory), facilitating a detritivorous dietary strategy. Composed of lignocellulose, wood is a difficult substrate to degrade and as yet, it is uncle...
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AIMS Press
2017-09-01
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Series: | AIMS Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.aimspress.com/microbiology/article/1595/fulltext.html |