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+# A GH81-type β-glucan-binding protein enhances colonization by mutualistic fungi in barley
+## Original publication
+Wanke, A., van Boerdonk, S., Mahdi, L. K., Wawra, S., Neidert, M., Chandrasekar, B., Saake, P., Saur, I. M. L., Derbyshire, P., Holton, N., Menke, F. L. H., Brands, M., Pauly, M., Acosta, I. F., Zipfel, C., & Zuccaro, A. (2023). A GH81-type β-glucan-binding protein enhances colonization by mutualistic fungi in barley. Current biology : CB, 33(23), 5071–5084.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.10.048
+## Copyright
+Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.