The study aims to investigate the metabolic complexity of Aspergillus niger , a primary industrial "cell factory" used for producing enzymes and metabolites. Specifically, it examines why this fungus maintains a "surprising" number of paralogs (similar genes) for sugar-reducing enzymes.
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