Micrograph of J. Argillacea on Pine Wood (IMAGE) DOE/Joint Genome Institute Caption As part of a study involving 4 newly sequenced fungal genomes, researchers conducted wood decay experiments on isolates of Jaapia argillacea, growing them on pine and aspen wood. As shown here, J. argillacea superficially degraded the pine wood surfaces but in localized areas, went further and broke down the cell walls and removed cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. Credit Benjamin Held, University of Minnesota Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.