Torzilli, AP/ Balakrishna, S/ O'Donnell, K/ Lawrey, JD 2002: The degradative activity of a lichenicolous Fusarium sp. compared to related entomogenous species. - Mycological Research106(10): 1204-1210. [RLL List # 190 / Rec.# 23980] Keywords: BIODEGRADATION/ CHEMISTRY ROLE/ FUSARIUM/ LECANORIC/ LICHENICOLOUS/ MOLECULAR BIOLOGY/ MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY/ SECONDARY COMPOUNDS/ THALLUS
Abstract: 2 fig. 3 tab. ["The lichenicolous Fusarium sp. and three entomogenous species were tested for the ability to degrade lichen tissue in both the presence and the absence of antibiotic secondary compounds. Only the undescribed lichenicolous Fusarium sp. showed degradative ability irrespective of lichen secondary chemistry and this was correlated with its ability to hydrolyse enzymatically the antibiotic depside, lecanoric acid."]