Zinc ions alter morphology and chitin deposition in an ericoid fungus

Zinc ions alter morphology and chitin deposition in an ericoid fungus

A sterile mycelium PS IV, an ascomycete capable of establishing ericoid mycorrhizas, was used to investigate how zinc ions affect the cellular mechanisms of fungal growth. Asignificant reduction of the fungal biomass was observed in the presence of millimolar zinc concentrations; this mirrored consp...

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Main Authors: L. Lanfranco, R. Balsamo, E. Martino, S. Perotto, P. Bonfante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2010-05-01
Series:European Journal of Histochemistry
Subjects:
hyphal morphology
chitin
zinc
mycorrhizal fungus
Online Access:https://www.ejh.it/index.php/ejh/article/view/1746

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