Culturable fungal assemblages growing within Cenococcum sclerotia in forest soils
Culturable fungal assemblages growing within Cenococcum sclerotia in forest soils
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森林土壤中新球菌核内生长的可培养真菌群落
DOI:
10.1111/1574-6941.12428
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发表时间:
2014
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Smith M
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作者:
Obase K;Douhan G;Matsuda Y;Smith M
The ectomycorrhizal fungusCenococcum geophilum(Ascomycota,Dothideomycetes) forms black, round to irregular sclerotia in forest soils. Fungi that colonize the sclerotia appear to affect sclerotia viability and may play an important role in the life history ofCenococcum. Some of the fungi could also affect nutrient cycling by decomposingCenococcumsclerotia, which are melanized and recalcitrant to decay. We used a culture-based method to document the fungal communities growing inside surface-sterilized sclerotia that were collected from forest soils.Cenococcumwas successfully isolated from 297 of 971 sclerotia whereas 427 sclerotia hosted fungi other thanCenococcum. DNA barcoding of the internal transcribed spacer rDNA followed by grouping at 97% sequence similarity yielded 85 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) that consisted primarily ofAscomycota(e.g.Chaetothyriales,Eurotiales,Helotiales,Pleosporales) and a fewBasidiomycotaandMucoromycotina. Although most fungal OTUs were infrequently cultured, several OTUs such as members ofAsterostroma,Cladophialophora,Oidiodendron,andPleosporaleswere common and found across many sites. Our results suggest thatCenococcumsclerotia act as a substrate for diverse fungi. The occurrence of several OTUs in sclerotia across many sites suggests that these fungi may be active parasites ofCenococcumsclerotia or may preferentially use sclerotia as a nutrient source.