The function of melanin in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Cenococcum geophilum under water stress

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 479-486

  Fernandez, Christopher W ^a   Koide, Roger T ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cenococcum geophilum; Ectomycorrhizal fungi; Functional traits; Melanin; Water stress tolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888114102     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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