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Motaung, Thabiso Eric
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Peremore, Chizne
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Wingfield, Brenda D.
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Steenkamp, Emma Theodora
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dc.date.accessioned |
2021-10-01T08:10:33Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2020-12 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Nearly all microbes including fungi grow firmly attached to surfaces as a biofilm. Yet, attention towards fungal interactions with plants and the environment is dedicated to free-floating (planktonic) cells. Fungal biofilms are generally thought to configure interactions across and among plant populations. Despite this, plant fungal biofilm research lags far behind the research on biofilms of medically important fungi. The deficit in noticing and exploring this research avenue could limit disease management and plant improvement programs. Here we provide the current state of knowledge of fungal biofilms and the different pivotal ecological roles they impart in the context of disease, through leveraging evidence across medically important fungi, secondary metabolite production, plant beneficial functions and climate change. We also provide views on several important information gaps potentially hampering plant fungal biofilm research, and propose a way forward to address these gaps. |
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dc.description.department |
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) |
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dc.description.embargo |
2021-11-05 |
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dc.description.librarian |
hj2021 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
The University of Pretoria, DST-NRF and
the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI). |
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dc.description.uri |
https://academic.oup.com/femsec |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Motaung, T.E., Peremore, C., Wingfield, B. et al. Plant-associated fungal biofilms—knowns and unknowns. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Volume 96, Issue 12, December 2020, fiaa224, https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiaa224. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0168-6496 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1574-6941 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1093/femsec/fiaa224 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/82017 |
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en |
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dc.publisher |
Oxford University Press |
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dc.rights |
© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of FEMS. All rights reserved. This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in FEMS Microbiology Ecology following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is : Plant-associated fungal biofilms—knowns and unknowns. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Volume 96, Issue 12, December 2020, fiaa224, https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiaa224, is available online at : https://academic.oup.com/femsec. |
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dc.subject |
Cell communities |
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dc.subject |
Filamentous fungi |
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dc.subject |
Infection |
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Mycorrhizae |
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Pathogens |
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dc.title |
Plant-associated fungal biofilms—knowns and unknowns |
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dc.type |
Postprint Article |
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