The roles of endolithic fungi in bioerosion and disease in marine ecosystems. I. General concepts

Gleason, FH; Gadd, GM; Pitt, JI; Larkum, AWD

The roles of endolithic fungi in bioerosion and disease in marine ecosystems. I. General concepts

Gleason, FH Gadd, GM Pitt, JI Larkum, AWD

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Citation:: Mycology, 2017, 8 (3), pp. 205 - 215
Issue Date:: 2017-07-03

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dc.contributor.author	Gleason, FH	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gadd, GM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pitt, JI	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Larkum, AWD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0420-134X	en_US
dc.date.available	2017-07-03	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-07-03	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Mycology, 2017, 8 (3), pp. 205 - 215	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2150-1203	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/125451
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Endolithic true fungi and fungus-like microorganisms penetrate calcareous substrates formed by living organisms, cause significant bioerosion and are involved in diseases of many host animals in marine ecosystems. A theoretical interactive model for the ecology of reef-building corals is proposed in this review. This model includes five principle partners that exist in a dynamic equilibrium: polyps of a colonial coelenterate, endosymbiotic zooxanthellae, endolithic algae (that penetrate coral skeletons), endolithic fungi (that attack the endolithic algae, the zooxanthellae and the polyps) and prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms (which live in the coral mucus). Endolithic fungi and fungus-like boring microorganisms are important components of the marine calcium carbonate cycle because they actively contribute to the biodegradation of shells of animals composed of calcium carbonate and calcareous geological substrates.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Mycology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/21501203.2017.1352049	en_US
dc.title	The roles of endolithic fungi in bioerosion and disease in marine ecosystems. I. General concepts	en_US
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© 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Endolithic true fungi and fungus-like microorganisms penetrate calcareous substrates formed by living organisms, cause significant bioerosion and are involved in diseases of many host animals in marine ecosystems. A theoretical interactive model for the ecology of reef-building corals is proposed in this review. This model includes five principle partners that exist in a dynamic equilibrium: polyps of a colonial coelenterate, endosymbiotic zooxanthellae, endolithic algae (that penetrate coral skeletons), endolithic fungi (that attack the endolithic algae, the zooxanthellae and the polyps) and prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms (which live in the coral mucus). Endolithic fungi and fungus-like boring microorganisms are important components of the marine calcium carbonate cycle because they actively contribute to the biodegradation of shells of animals composed of calcium carbonate and calcareous geological substrates.

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