The application of haplotypes instead of species-level ranks modifies the interpretation of ecological preferences in lichen symbiont interactions in Parmelia

Abstract The analysis of the interaction between main bionts (mycobiont and photobiont) in the lichen symbiosis delivers substantial information about their preferences in the selection of symbiotic partners, and their ecological preferences. The selectivity in the Parmelia genus has been defined as...

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Main Authors: Emilia Anna Ossowska, Beata Guzow-Krzemińska, Martin Kukwa, Jiří Malíček, Ulf Schiefelbein, Arne Thell, Magdalena Kosecka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-70667-1