Tess M McBride
@tessmcbride.bsky.social
Biochemist and mycologist studying small secreted proteins and their role in mycorrhizal root formation 🍄 Postdoctoral research fellow at Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment 🌿 Kiwi working in Australia. She/her.
From asphalt to microscope: the spores from Pisolithus have cute little spiny ornamentations that assist with survival and dispersal 🦔
#fungi #spore #microscopy #mushroom #pisolithus
#fungi #spore #microscopy #mushroom #pisolithus
April 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
From asphalt to microscope: the spores from Pisolithus have cute little spiny ornamentations that assist with survival and dispersal 🦔
#fungi #spore #microscopy #mushroom #pisolithus
#fungi #spore #microscopy #mushroom #pisolithus
Under the microscope: a cross-section of a eucalypt root colonised by Pisolithus microcarpus 🍄. The fungal nutrient exchange network is clearly visible as it wraps around the outside of the root and in between the root cells 🫚
#mycology #symbiosis #euclaypt #pisolithus #mushroom #fungi #microscopy
#mycology #symbiosis #euclaypt #pisolithus #mushroom #fungi #microscopy
April 2, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Under the microscope: a cross-section of a eucalypt root colonised by Pisolithus microcarpus 🍄. The fungal nutrient exchange network is clearly visible as it wraps around the outside of the root and in between the root cells 🫚
#mycology #symbiosis #euclaypt #pisolithus #mushroom #fungi #microscopy
#mycology #symbiosis #euclaypt #pisolithus #mushroom #fungi #microscopy