In vitro resynthesis of lichenization reveals the genetic background of symbiosis-specific fungal-algal interaction in Usnea hakonensis

Abstract Background Symbiosis is central to ecosystems and has been an important driving force of the diversity of life. Close and long-term interactions are known to develop cooperative molecular mechanisms between the symbiotic partners and have often given them new functions as symbiotic entities...

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Main Authors: Mieko Kono, Yoshiaki Kon, Yoshihito Ohmura, Yoko Satta, Yohey Terai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-020-07086-9