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From: Lichens and other lithobionts on the carbonate rock surfaces of the heritage site of the tomb of Lazarus (Palestinian territories): diversity, biodeterioration, and control issues in a semi-arid environment

Fig. 4

Interface between lichens and the Jerusalem stone (cross sections observed by RLM). a Free colonies of dematiaceous fungi (#) beneath a thallus of Variospora aurantia. b–e Hyphal penetration component of epilithic and endolithic lichens (cross-sections stained by PAS, visualizing biological structures in violet): bVariospora aurantia (*, hyphal penetration limited to a crack); cPyrenodesmia erodens (left) and V. aurantia (right); dBagliettoa baldensis (§, perithecia); eVerrucaria ochrostoma (§, perithecia). Scale bars = 0.5 mm (a, c, e), 1 mm (b, d). f Quantitative characterization of the specific structural organization (av. thallus thickness, massive and maximum depth of hyphal penetration component). For each parameter, columns which do not share letters are significantly different (ANOVA, Tukey’s test, p < 0.05)

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Annals of Microbiology

ISSN: 1869-2044

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