Fungi are important polysaccharide degraders in the environment and for biotechnology.
Here, the increasing number of sequenced fungal genomes allowed for systematic
identification of genes and proteins involved in polysaccharide degradation in 218 fungi.
Globally, 9,003 sequences for glycoside hydrolases and lytic polysaccharide mono-
oxygenases targeting cellulose, xylan, and chitin, were identified. Although abundant in
most lineages, the distribution of these enzymes is variable even between organisms from …