Specialisation events of fungal metacommunities exposed to a persistent organic pollutant are suggestive of augmented pathogenic potential

Abstract Background The impacts of man-made chemicals, in particular of persistent organic pollutants, are multifactorial as they may affect the integrity of ecosystems, alter biodiversity and have undesirable effects on many organisms. We have previously demonstrated that the belowground mycobiota...

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Main Authors: Celso Martins, Adélia Varela, Céline C. Leclercq, Oscar Núñez, Tomáš Větrovský, Jenny Renaut, Petr Baldrian, Cristina Silva Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Microbiome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0589-y