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Table 2 Comparison of the polysaccharide degradation potential of eight Aspergilli based on their genome content

From: Closely related fungi employ diverse enzymatic strategies to degrade plant biomass

Species

Cellulosea

Xyloglucan

Xylan

Galactomannan

Pectin

Starch

Inulin

 

GH1, GH12b, GH5b, GH6, GH7, GH45, AA9

GH12c, GH29, GH31d, GH74, GH95

CE1e, CE15, GH3f, GH10, GH11, GH43g, GH62, GH67, GH115

GH2h, GH5i, GH26, GH27, GH36,

CE8, CE12, GH2j, GH28, GH35, GH43k, GH51, GH53, GH54, GH78, GH88, GH93, GH105, PL1, PL3, PL4, PL9, PL11

GH13l, GH15, GH31m

GH32

A. nidulans

22 (36)

7

29

19

71

21

2

A. niger ATCC1015

19 (33)

8

14

12

64

15

4

A. terreus

30 (43)

11

33

18

55

19

6

A. oryzae

22 (39)

7

34

14

89

23

4

A. flavus

22 (39)

7

34

14

92

22

4

A. clavatus

22 (28)

4

21

11

30

23

1

A. fischeri

30 (44)

8

29

14

66

24

2

A. fumigatus Af293

26 (37)

6

28

14

65

22

4

  1. The potential per polysaccharide was determined by adding up the number of genes per polysaccharide-related (sub-) family.
  2. aIn brackets the numbers including putative GH3 BGLs are given. BGLs are also involved in other processes than cellulose degradation and their high number in the genomes could hide the real difference in gene numbers related to cellulose degradation between the species.
  3. bOnly endoglucanases of this family.
  4. cOnly xyloglucan-active endoglucanases of this family.
  5. dOnly α-xylosidases of this family.
  6. eOnly acetyl xylan esterases of this family.
  7. fOnly β-xylosidases of this family.
  8. gOnly β-xylosidases and α-arabinofuranosidases of this family.
  9. hOnly β-mannosidases of this family.
  10. iOnly endomannanases of this family.
  11. jOnly β-galactosidases of this family.
  12. kOnly endoarabinanases of this family.
  13. lOnly α-galactosidases and α-amylases of this family.
  14. mOnly α-galactosidases of this family.