Cold adaptation of fungi obtained from soil and lake sediment in the Skarvsnes ice-free area, Antarctica.
Cold adaptation of fungi obtained from soil and lake sediment in the Skarvsnes ice-free area, Antarctica.
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从南极洲斯卡维斯内斯无冰区的土壤和湖泊沉积物中获得的真菌的冷适应能力。
DOI:
10.1111/1574-6968.12217
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发表时间:
2013
影响因子:
2.1
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T.
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作者:
Tsuji;M.;Fujiu;S.;Xiao N;Hanada;Y.;Kudoh;S.;Kondo;H.;Tsuda;S.,and Hoshino;T.
A total of 71 isolates were collected from lake sediment and soil surrounding lakes in the Skarvsnes area, Antarctica. Based on ITS region sequence similarity, these isolates were classified to 10 genera. Twenty-three isolates were categorized as ascomycetous fungi from five genera (Embellisia, Phoma, Geomyces, TetracladiumorThelebolus) and 48 isolates were categorized as basidiomycetous fungi in five genera (Mrakia, Cryptococcus, Dioszegia, RhodotorulaorLeucosporidium). Thirty-five percent of culturable fungi were of the genusMrakia. Eighteen isolates from eight genera were selected and tested for both antifreeze activity and capacity for growth under temperatures ranging from −1 to 25 °C.Rhodotorulasp. NHT-2 possessed a high degree of sequence homology withR. gracialis, whileLeucosporidiumsp. BSS-1 possessed a high degree of sequence homology withLeu. antarcticum(Glaciozyma antarctica), and these two isolates demonstrated antifreeze activity. All isolates examined were capable of growth at −1 °C.Mrakiaspp., while capable of growth at −1 °C, did not demonstrate any antifreeze activity and exhibited only limited secretion of extracellular polysaccharides. Species of the genusMrakiapossessed high amounts of unsaturated fatty acids, suggesting that members of this genus have adapted to cold environments by increasing their membrane fluidity.