Isolation and Characterization of Rhizophydiales (Chytridiomycota), Obligate Parasites of Planktothrix agardhii in a Laurentian Great Lakes Embayment
Katelyn M. McKindles, Alejandro N. Jorge, R. Michael L. McKay, Timothy W. Davis, George S. Bullerjahn
Abstract
exhibit a species-specific infection that fragments trichomes into shorter units that can be consumed more easily by grazers. Chytrid zoospores also serve as a high-quality food source for the lower food web. Understanding host-pathogen relationships and mechanisms of pathogenesis on cyanobacteria will be necessary to effectively model the ecology of cHABs.
Topics & Concepts
ChytridiomycotaObligateBiologyCyanobacteriaBloomAlgal bloomIsolation (microbiology)EcologyChytridiomycosisFood webNutrientPhytoplanktonMicrobiologyBacteriaAmphibianAscomycotaTrophic levelGeneticsBiochemistryGeneMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyProtist diversity and phylogenyEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies