Metagenomic Profiling Reveals Lignocellulose Degrading System in a Microbial Community Associated with a Wood-Feeding Beetle

Erin D. Scully; Scott M. Geib; Kelli Hoover; Ming Tien; Susannah G. Tringe; Kerrie W. Barry; Tijana Glavina del Rio; Mansi Chovatia; Joshua R. Herr; John E. Carlson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073827

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Metagenomic Profiling Reveals Lignocellulose Degrading System in a Microbial Community Associated with a Wood-Feeding Beetle

Erin D. Scully,

Affiliation Intercollege Graduate Program in Genetics, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Scott M. Geib,

Affiliation Tropical Crop and Commodity Protection Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agriculture Research Service Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, Hilo, Hawaii, United States of America
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Kelli Hoover,

Affiliation Department of Entomology and Center for Chemical Ecology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Ming Tien,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Susannah G. Tringe,

Affiliation Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, United States of America
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Kerrie W. Barry,

Affiliation Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, United States of America
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Tijana Glavina del Rio,

Affiliation Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, United States of America
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Mansi Chovatia,

Affiliation Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, United States of America
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Joshua R. Herr,

Affiliations Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Biology, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America, The Schatz Center for Tree Molecular Genetics, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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John E. Carlson

* E-mail: jec16@psu.edu

Affiliations The Schatz Center for Tree Molecular Genetics, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Bioenergy Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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Metagenomic Profiling Reveals Lignocellulose Degrading System in a Microbial Community Associated with a Wood-Feeding Beetle

Erin D. Scully,
Scott M. Geib,
Kelli Hoover,
Ming Tien,
Susannah G. Tringe,
Kerrie W. Barry,
Tijana Glavina del Rio,
Mansi Chovatia,
Joshua R. Herr,
John E. Carlson

Published: September 4, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073827

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