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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Main Authors: Caroline L. Marden, Ryan McDonald, Harold J. Schreier, Joy E.M. Watts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2017-09-01
Series:AIMS Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/microbiology/article/1595/fulltext.html