2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2021.102217
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Lichens and biofilms: Common collective growth imparts similar developmental strategies

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“…In 10-day-old symbiotic complexes, algal cells were often entangled or interwoven with pseudohyphae of U. muhlenbergii that had a capsule layer. Recently, lichens have been compared to microbial biofilms, particularly fungal biofilms, for their similarities in physiological traits and growth patterns as communities attached to a surface 30 . We described these fungal-algal symbiotic complexes as biofilm-like because they attached tightly to the glass or cellulose membranes and had an extracellular matrix layer.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In 10-day-old symbiotic complexes, algal cells were often entangled or interwoven with pseudohyphae of U. muhlenbergii that had a capsule layer. Recently, lichens have been compared to microbial biofilms, particularly fungal biofilms, for their similarities in physiological traits and growth patterns as communities attached to a surface 30 . We described these fungal-algal symbiotic complexes as biofilm-like because they attached tightly to the glass or cellulose membranes and had an extracellular matrix layer.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Our results suggest that the availability of these nitrogen-fixers to provide fungal cells with ammonia could subsequently induce the secretion of melanin that then provides protective services to the broader BSC community. Secreted melanin could function at the community-level to maintain respiration and growth under varying temperature conditions while also mitigating the effects of desiccation and exposure to UV, extending the window of time allotted for optimal photosynthetic capabilities (Carr et al, 2021; Honegger, 1997; Honegger & Haisch, 2001; Lange & Tenhunen, 1981; Nybakken et al, 2004). Moreover, the secreted melanin could simultaneously serve as an external source of carbon used by the fungi and possibly others when the environment does not allow for photosynthesis.…”
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confidence: 99%
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Lichens are a] highly successful yet confounding entity.- Carr et al (2021) Most lichens are consortia with an unknown number of participants rather than individuals.-Honegger (1993) To me the real conceptual challenge posed by the lichen thallus derives from its unsettling capacity for transmutation even at the slightest shift in perspective. .
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“…- Carr et al (2021) Most lichens are consortia with an unknown number of participants rather than individuals.…”
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