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Are dark septate endophytes an ancestral ecological state in the evolutionary history of the order Chaetothyriales?
Archives of microbiology - 6 Jan 2023
Suelgaray Fernando Javier Ureta, Chiocchio Viviana Mónica, Ciolfi Federico, Saparrat Mario Carlos Nazareno
Abstract excerpt
Dark septate endophytes (DSE) are pigmented fungi that colonize plant roots. They represent a morpho-functional status composed of many species belonging to the phylum Ascomycota, distributed in different orders. The order Chaetothyriales has representatives with diverse lifestyles, among which the rock-inhabiting one has been proposed to be the ancestral ecological character state. However, all taxa have the...
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