Sentences with phrase «fungal symbionts»
Given that fungal symbionts are quite common in some plants, «it would be interesting to know how general this conclusion is,» he notes.
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«This suggested that fungal symbionts that colonize plants which are deficient in lipid biosynthesis suffer from a lack of essential lipids,» says Andreas Keymer, a PhD student in Gutjahr's group and first author of the new study.
In this system, the gall of the midge consists of a biotrophic fungal symbiont that develops on host - plant leaves and forms distinctly variable protective carapaces over midge larvae.
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Members of the Helotiales thrive in various ecosystems and cover a broad range of niches, and helotialean fungi have been described as plant pathogens, endophytes, mycorrhizae, fungal parasites, terrestrial saprobes, aquatic saprobes, root symbionts, and wood rot fungi.