Thank you Nick!! Glad to have the opportunity to keep on working on lichens 😊😊

Thanks Max!! 😁

Thanks Paloma 😁

Thanks Leo!! 😁

Thanks mister Vangeli, let’s celebrate when I’m back 🥳🥳

Thank you mister Vangeli 😈

Thanks for reading!!
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/plce...
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In lichen algal symbionts, HGTs conferred tolerance against desiccation and oxidative stress. Another example of HGT in algal symbionts is the acquisition of an enzyme belonging to the glycoside hydrolase 8 (GH8) family which might be involved in symbionts accomodation
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Finally, HGTs have been key to the evolution of plant-microbe mutualisms. In rhizobia and mycorrhizal fungi, HGT provided symbiosis-related genes that enabled nitrogen fixation, immune modulation, and host adaptation.
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