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Diversity of tremellalean Pertusaria-associated fungi in Norway and the role of secondary metabolites in host specificity.
Fungal biology - 1 May 2025
Kirkhus Mika H, Frisch Andreas, Evankow Ann M, Blaalid Rakel, Zane Raffaele, Bendiksby Mika, Davey Marie L
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The diversity and host relationships of lichen-inhabiting tremellalean fungi remain understudied, partly due to their asymptomatic yeast phase. This study employs ITS2 metabarcoding to investigate the diversity and colonization patterns of these fungi within 13 Pertusaria lichen species collected in Norway. We discovered a high prevalence, with tremellalean fungi present in 57 % of the examined specimens,...
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