Yeast emerges as hidden third partner in lichen symbiosis

Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 13:12 in Psychology & Sociology

For nearly 150 years, lichens have been the model organisms of symbiosis. Now researchers have uncovered an unexpected third partner embedded in the lichen cortex or "skin" - yeast.

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