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Oxidative stress induces distinct physiological responses in the two Trebouxia phycobionts of the lichen Ramalina farinacea.
Annals of botany - 1 Jan 2011
del Hoyo Alicia, Alvarez Raquel, del Campo Eva M, Gasulla Francisco, Barreno Eva, Casano Leonardo M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Most lichens form associations with Trebouxia phycobionts and some of them simultaneously include genetically different algal lineages. In other symbiotic systems involving algae (e.g. reef corals), the relative abundances of different endosymbiotic algal clades may change over time. This process seems to provide a mechanism allowing the organism to respond to environmental stress. A similar...
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