The lichens' microbiota, still a mystery?

M Grimm, M Grube, U Schiefelbein, D Zühlke… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Lichens represent self-supporting symbioses, which occur in a wide range of terrestrial
habitats and which contribute significantly to mineral cycling and energy flow at a global …

Species diversity of Basidiomycota

MQ He, RL Zhao, DM Liu, TT Denchev, D Begerow… - Fungal diversity, 2022 - Springer
Fungi are eukaryotes that play essential roles in ecosystems. Among fungi, Basidiomycota is
one of the major phyla with more than 40,000 described species. We review species …

[HTML][HTML] Lichens redefined as complex ecosystems

DL Hawksworth, M Grube - The New Phytologist, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The work of Mark et al.(2020; pp. 1362–1375), in this issue of New Phytologist, prompted us
to revisit how the term 'lichen'should now be defined, as they dig deeper into the …

Species in lichen-forming fungi: balancing between conceptual and practical considerations, and between phenotype and phylogenomics

R Lücking, SD Leavitt, DL Hawksworth - Fungal Diversity, 2021 - Springer
Lichens are symbiotic associations resulting from interactions among fungi (primary and
secondary mycobionts), algae and/or cyanobacteria (primary and secondary photobionts) …

Lichen algae: the photosynthetic partners in lichen symbioses

WB Sanders, H Masumoto - The Lichenologist, 2021 - cambridge.org
A review of algal (including cyanobacterial) symbionts associated with lichen-forming fungi
is presented. General aspects of their biology relevant to lichen symbioses are summarized …

Fungal biodeterioration and preservation of cultural heritage, artwork, and historical artifacts: Extremophily and adaptation

GM Gadd, M Fomina, F Pinzari - Microbiology and Molecular …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Fungi are ubiquitous and important biosphere inhabitants, and their abilities to decompose,
degrade, and otherwise transform a massive range of organic and inorganic substances …

[PDF][PDF] Predicted input of uncultured fungal symbionts to a lichen symbiosis from metagenome-assembled genomes

G Tagirdzhanova, P Saary, JP Tingley… - Genome Biology and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Basidiomycete yeasts have recently been reported as stably associated secondary fungal
symbionts of many lichens, but their role in the symbiosis remains unknown. Attempts to …

The yeast lichenosphere: high diversity of basidiomycetes from the lichens Tephromela atra and Rhizoplaca melanophthalma

A Cometto, SD Leavitt, AM Millanes, M Wedin, M Grube… - Fungal Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Lichens are well-known examples of complex symbiotic associations between organisms
from different Kingdoms. Microfungi in particular, establish diverse associations with the …

Recent advances in research for potential utilization of unexplored lichen metabolites

R Kalra, XA Conlan, M Goel - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Several research studies have shown that lichens are productive organisms for the
synthesis of a broad range of secondary metabolites. Lichens are a self-sustainable stable …

Microbiologically induced aesthetic and structural changes to dimension stone

CC Gaylarde, JA Baptista-Neto - Npj Materials Degradation, 2021 - nature.com
Dimension stone is natural rock prepared for building use. It is rapidly colonised by
microorganisms that cause discoloration (mainly cyanobacteria, algae and fungi) and …