Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
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A lichen is an intimate relationship between a
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Lichens are a mutual venture of fungus and cyanobacteria exists in symbiotic relation with higher organisms like trees and woods. They depend on the host for their food and nutrition and the host get water conduction and supply from the lichens as they are mass storage of water in their cells.
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