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Rock-Eating Fungus

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-024471

Ectomycorrhizal fungus that break down minerals in rock, releasing these minerals into the soil for use by other organisms, such as plants

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-024471
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesEPA EV-Biological Substances-Molds & Fungi-Molds & Fungi Roles
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024471",
  "term": "Rock-Eating Fungus",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Ectomycorrhizal fungus that break down minerals in rock, releasing these minerals into the soil for use by other organisms, such as plants",
  "references": [
    "EPA EV-Biological Substances-Molds & Fungi-Molds & Fungi Roles"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/rock-eating-fungus/"
}

Record 24,471 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.