<i>Neurospora crassa</i> (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

<i>Neurospora crassa</i>

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The fungus Neurospora crassa is a type of red bread mold that naturally flourishes on the cellulose and hemicellulose components of plant cell walls.

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Photo courtesy of Jamie Cate, Berkeley Lab

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