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Environmental Conditions Determine the Course and Outcome of Phytoplankton Chytridiomycosis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Rohrlack Thomas, Haande Sigrid, Molversmyr Åge, Kyle Marcia
Abstract excerpt
Chytrid fungi are highly potent parasites of phytoplankton. They are thought to force phytoplankton organisms into an evolutionary arms race with high population diversity as the outcome. The underlying selection regime is known as Red Queen dynamics. However, our study suggests a more complex picture for chytrid parasitism in the cyanobacterium Planktothrix. Laboratory experiments identified a "cold thermal...
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