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Mucilage protects the planktonic desmid Staurodesmus sp. against parasite attack by a chytrid fungus

Zoosporic fungi of the phylum Chytridiomycota are ubiquitous parasites of phytoplankton in aquatic ecosystems, but little is known about phytoplankton defense strategies against parasitic chytrid attacks. Using a model chytrid-phytoplankton pathosystem, we experimentally tested the hypothesis that t...

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Autores principales: Van Den Wyngaert, Silke, Kainz, Martin J, Ptacnik, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9896892/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36751484
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbac071