Fig. 4
From: Deciphering functional diversification within the lichen microbiota by meta-omics
Colonization patterns of Spartobacteria (a, b) and Verrucomicrobia (c) on the lichen thallus of L. pulmonaria stained by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Green: algae Dictyochloropsis reticulata; gray or blue/purple: lichenized fungus L. pulmonaria; yellow: Spartobacteria or Verrucomicrobia; red, other eubacteria. a, b Volume rendering of confocal stacks. c Three-dimensional model reconstruction visualized as isosurface and spheres. Arrows or circles indicate single colonies or areas with small clusters of Spartobacteria or Verrucomicrobia within unspecific-labeled bacterial aggregates