Mycetobiont symbiotic algae of wood-decomposing fungi

Autor: V. A. Mukhin, I. S. Kiseleva, Elena N. Patova, Irina V. Novakovskaya, N. V. Neustroeva
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Russian Journal of Ecology. 47:133-137
ISSN: 1608-3334
1067-4136
DOI: 10.1134/s1067413616020089
Popis: It has been shown that green and blue-green algae develop in the basidiocarps of wood-decomposing fungi, with their total numbers reaching several tens of thousands per cubic millimeter. The photosynthetic activity of mycetobiont algae has been estimated. The results show that products of photosynthesis are not only assimilated by fungi, but also transported to the substrate mycelium. The relationships of wooddecomposing fungi with mycetobiont algae can be characterized as associative symbiosis providing them with access to an alternative (to wood) source of carbon and, possibly, nitrogen.
Databáze: OpenAIRE