Genomic analysis of Coccomyxa viridis, a common low-abundance alga associated with lichen symbioses

Abstract Lichen symbiosis is centered around a relationship between a fungus and a photosynthetic microbe, usually a green alga. In addition to their main photosynthetic partner (the photobiont), lichen symbioses can contain additional algae present in low abundance. The biology of these algae and t...

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Main Authors: Gulnara Tagirdzhanova, Klara Scharnagl, Xia Yan, Nicholas J. Talbot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48637-w