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SUBMITTER: Berthelot C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7232325 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Berthelot Charlotte C Zegeye Asfaw A Gaber Dalia A DA Chalot Michel M Franken Philipp P Kovács Gábor M GM Leyval Corinne C Blaudez Damien D
Microorganisms 20200408 4
Dark septate endophytes (DSEs) are often trace element (TE)-tolerant fungi and are abundant in TE-polluted environments. The production of melanin, a black polymer found in cell walls, was hypothesized by several authors to play a role in the TE tolerance of DSEs. To test this hypothesis, we established a series of experiments using albino strains and melanin inhibitors and examined the responses to Cd and Zn. Six DSEs belonging to genera <i>Cadophora</i> sp., <i>Leptodontidium</i> sp. and <i>Ph ...[more]