ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2016
Understanding Microbial Multi-Species Symbioses.
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 177 citations in OpenAlex.
- Lichen Extracts Containing Volatile Compounds Induce Oxidative Stress and Modulate the Growth ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
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- Unraveling Culturable Microfungal Communities Associated with Colonies of the Fungus-Farming Ant Mycetomoellerius urichii (Forel, 1893).Microbial ecology · 2026Article
- Unveiling Lichen's Hidden Arsenal Against Multidrug Resistance: A Systematic Review of Their Essential Oils, Volatile Compounds and Extracts with Antimicrobial Applications.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Activity and Abundance of Nitrous Oxide Reducing Bacteria in Platismatia glauca: An Epiphytic Lichen in the Boreal Spruce Forest.Environmental microbiology · 2026Article
- Cultivation in a Natural Microbial Community Enhances the Industrial Performance of a Genetically Engineered Cyanobacterium for Bioplastic Production.Microbial biotechnology · 2026Article
- Extraction of lichen bioactive compounds using volatile natural deep eutectic solvents and comparative analytical approaches.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Unveiling the ecological processes driving soil and lichen microbiome assembly along an urbanization gradient.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2025Article
- A Biosynthetic and Taxonomic Atlas of the Global Lichen Holobiont.Environmental microbiology · 2025Article
- Marine Mycobiomes Colonize Mediterranean Sponge Hosts in a Random Fashion.Microbial ecology · 2025Article
- Distinct bacteria display genus and species-specific associations with mycobionts in paramo lichens in Colombia.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2025Article
- Host specialization and spatial divergence of bacteria associated with Peltigera lichens promote landscape gamma diversity.Environmental microbiome · 2024Article
- The microbiome of the lichen Lobaria pulmonaria varies according to climate on a subcontinental scale.Environmental microbiology reports · 2024Article
- Bacteriomic Profiles of Rock-Dwelling Lichens from the Venezuelan Guiana Shield and the South African Highveld Plateau.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Editorial: Insights in microbial symbioses: 2022/2023.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- Lichen Biodiversity and Near-Infrared Metabolomic Fingerprint as Diagnostic and Prognostic Complementary Tools for Biomonitoring: A Case Study in the Eastern Iberian Peninsula.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Biosynthetic gene cluster synteny: Orthologous polyketide synthases in Hypogymnia physodes, Hypogymnia tubulosa, and Parmelia sulcata.MicrobiologyOpen · 2023Article
- Seasonal Variations in Fungal Communities on the Surfaces of Lan Na Sandstone Sculptures and Their Biodeterioration Capacities.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Biosynthetic Potential ofJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Phthalides Isolated from the EndolichenicACS omega · 2023Article
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Abstract
Lichens are commonly recognized as a symbiotic association of a fungus and a chlorophyll containing partner, either green algae or cyanobacteria, or both. The fungus provides a suitable habitat for the partner, which provides photosynthetically fixed carbon as energy source for the system. The evolutionary result of the self-sustaining partnership is a unique joint structure, the lichen thallus, which is indispensable for fungal sexual reproduction. The classical view of a dual symbiosis has been challenged by recent microbiome research, which revealed host-specific bacterial microbiomes. The recent results about bacterial associations with lichens symbioses corroborate their notion as a multi-species symbiosis. Multi-omics approaches have provided evidence for functional contribution by the bacterial microbiome to the entire lichen meta-organism while various abiotic and biotic factors can additionally influence the bacterial community structure. Results of current research also suggest that neighboring ecological niches influence the composition of the lichen bacterial microbiome. Specificity and functions are here reviewed based on these recent findings, converging to a holistic view of bacterial roles in lichens. Finally we propose that the lichen thallus has also evolved to function as a smart harvester of bacterial symbionts. We suggest that lichens represent an ideal model to study multi-species symbiosis, using the recently available omics tools and other cutting edge methods.
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