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Van Nuland ME, Qin C, Pellitier PT, Zhu K, Peay KG. Climate mismatches with ectomycorrhizal fungi contribute to migration lag in North American tree range shifts. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2308811121. [PMID: 38805274 PMCID: PMC11161776 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2308811121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024] Open
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Climate change will likely shift plant and microbial distributions, creating geographic mismatches between plant hosts and essential microbial symbionts (e.g., ectomycorrhizal fungi, EMF). The loss of historical interactions, or the gain of novel associations, can have important consequences for biodiversity, ecosystem processes, and plant migration potential, yet few analyses exist that measure where mycorrhizal symbioses could be lost or gained across landscapes. Here, we examine climate change impacts on tree-EMF codistributions at the continent scale. We built species distribution models for 400 EMF species and 50 tree species, integrating fungal sequencing data from North American forest ecosystems with tree species occurrence records and long-term forest inventory data. Our results show the following: 1) tree and EMF climate suitability to shift toward higher latitudes; 2) climate shifts increase the size of shared tree-EMF habitat overall, but 35% of tree-EMF pairs are at risk of declining habitat overlap; 3) climate mismatches between trees and EMF are projected to be greater at northern vs. southern boundaries; and 4) tree migration lag is correlated with lower richness of climatically suitable EMF partners. This work represents a concentrated effort to quantify the spatial extent and location of tree-EMF climate envelope mismatches. Our findings also support a biotic mechanism partially explaining the failure of northward tree species migrations with climate change: reduced diversity of co-occurring and climate-compatible EMF symbionts at higher latitudes. We highlight the conservation implications for identifying areas where tree and EMF responses to climate change may be highly divergent.
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- Michael E. Van Nuland
- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA94305
- Society for the Protection of Underground Networks, Dover, DE19901
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- Society for the Protection of Underground Networks, Dover, DE19901
- Department of Environmental Studies, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA95064
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- Department of Environmental Studies, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA95064
- Institute for Global Change Biology, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI48109
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA94305
- Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA94305
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Juby S, Soumya P, Jayachandran K, Radhakrishnan EK. Morphological, Metabolomic and Genomic Evidences on Drought Stress Protective Functioning of the Endophyte Bacillus safensis Ni7. Curr Microbiol 2024; 81:209. [PMID: 38834921 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-024-03720-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
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The metabolomic and genomic characterization of an endophytic Bacillus safensis Ni7 was carried out in this study. This strain has previously been isolated from the xerophytic plant Nerium indicum L. and reported to enhance the drought tolerance in Capsicum annuum L. seedlings. The effects of drought stress on the morphology, biofilm production, and metabolite production of B. safensis Ni7 are analyzed in the current study. From the results obtained, the organism was found to have multiple strategies such as aggregation and clumping, robust biofilm production, and increased production of surfactin homologues under the drought induced condition when compared to non-stressed condition. Further the whole genome sequencing (WGS) based analysis has demonstrated B. safensis Ni7 to have a genome size of 3,671,999 bp, N50 value of 3,527,239, and a mean G+C content of 41.58%. Interestingly the organism was observed to have the presence of various stress-responsive genes (13, 20U, 16U,160, 39, 17M, 18, 26, and ctc) and genes responsible for surfactin production (srfAA, srfAB, srfAC, and srfAD), biofilm production (epsD, epsE, epsF, epsG, epsH, epsI, epsK, epsL, epsM, epsN, and pel), chemotaxis (cheB_1, cheB_2, cheB_3, cheW_1, cheW_2 cheR, cheD, cheC, cheA, cheY, cheV, and cheB_4), flagella synthesis (flgG_1, flgG_2, flgG_3, flgC, and flgB) as supportive to the drought tolerance. Besides these, the genes responsible for plant growth promotion (PGP), including the genes for nitrogen (nasA, nasB, nasC, nasD, and nasE) and sulfur assimilation (cysL_1&L_2, cysI) and genes for phosphate solubilization (phoA, phoP_1& phoP_2, and phoR) could also be predicted. Along with the same, the genes for catalase, superoxide dismutase, protein homeostasis, cellular fitness, osmoprotectants production, and protein folding could also be predicted from its WGS data. Further pan-genome analysis with plant associated B. safensis strains available in the public databases revealed B. safensis Ni7 to have the presence of a total of 5391 gene clusters. Among these, 3207 genes were identified as core genes, 954 as shell genes and 1230 as cloud genes. This variation in gene content could be taken as an indication of evolution of strains of Bacillus safensis as per specific conditions and hence in the case of B. safensis Ni7 its role in habitat adaptation of plant is well expected. This diversity in endophytic bacterial genes may attribute its role to support the plant system to cope up with stress conditions. Overall, the study provides genomic evidence on Bacillus safensis Ni7 as a stress alleviating microbial partner in plants.
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- Silju Juby
- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India
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- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India
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- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India
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Baranowska M, Behnke-Borowczyk J, Barzdajn W, Szmyt J, Korzeniewicz R, Łukowski A, Memišević-Hodžić M, Kartawik N, Kowalkowski W. Effects of nursery production methods on fungal community diversity within soil and roots of Abies alba Mill. Sci Rep 2023; 13:21284. [PMID: 38042872 PMCID: PMC10693611 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48047-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/04/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to elucidate how different nursery production methods influence the composition of and relationship between soil and root community levels of Abies alba. In the Międzylesie Forest District, we quantified the responses of samples of both community-level fine roots and surrounding soil to environmental changes evoked by various seedling production methods. Fungi levels were identified based on their ITS 1 region and 5.8 S rDNA component. Analysis was conducted using Illumina SBS technology, and the obtained sequences were compared with reference samples deposited in the UNITE. Chemical analysis of the soil was also performed. Different nursery production methods resulted in a strong decoupling in the responses of fungal community levels between soil and roots. Changes in growth conditions imposed by production methods were significant in determining species composition. We found differences in fungal communities among functional groups of samples. In the soil, the dominant species of mycorrhizal fungi were Tylospora asterophora, Amanita rubescens, and Russula ionochlora. Mycorrhizal fungi in roots included Tuber anniae, Thelephoraceae sp., and Acephala applanata. Specific soil substrate conditions significantly influenced fungal community composition, leading to an increase in abundance of mycorrhizal fungi, specifically T. anniae.
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- Marlena Baranowska
- Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71a, 60-625, Poznan, Poland
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- Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71a, 60-625, Poznan, Poland
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- Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71a, 60-625, Poznan, Poland
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- Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71a, 60-625, Poznan, Poland
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- Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71a, 60-625, Poznan, Poland
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- Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71a, 60-625, Poznan, Poland
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- Faculty of Forestry, University of Sarajevo, Zagrebačka 20, 71000, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71a, 60-625, Poznan, Poland
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- Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71a, 60-625, Poznan, Poland.
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Miyamoto Y, Maximov TC, Kononov A, Sugimoto A. Soil propagule banks of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with <i>Larix cajanderi</i> above the treeline in the Siberian Arctic. MYCOSCIENCE 2022; 63:142-148. [PMID: 37090475 PMCID: PMC10042316 DOI: 10.47371/mycosci.2022.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 05/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Microbial symbionts are essential for plant niche expansion into novel habitats. Dormant propagules of ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi are thought to play an important role in seedling establishment in invasion fronts; however, propagule bank communities above the treeline are poorly understood in the Eurasian Arctic, where treelines are expected to advance under rapid climate change. To investigate the availability of EM fungal propagules, we collected 100 soil samples from Arctic tundra sites and applied bioassay experiments using Larix cajanderi as bait seedlings. We detected 11 EM fungal operational taxonomic units (OTUs) by obtaining entire ITS regions. Suillus clintonianus was the most frequently observed OTU, followed by Cenococcum geophilum and Sebacinales OTU1. Three Suillus and one Rhizopogon species were detected in the bioassay seedlings, indicating the availability of Larix-specific suilloid spores at least 30 km from the contemporary treeline. Spores of S. clintonianus and S. spectabilis remained infective after preservation for 14 mo and heat treatment at 60 °C, implying the durability of the spores. Long-distance dispersal capability and spore resistance to adverse conditions may represent ecological strategies employed by suilloid fungi to quickly associate with emerging seedlings of compatible hosts in treeless habitats.
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- Institute for Biological Problems of Cryolithozone, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
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Lee H, Nam K, Zahra Z, Farooqi MQU. Potentials of truffles in nutritional and medicinal applications: a review. Fungal Biol Biotechnol 2020; 7:9. [PMID: 32566240 PMCID: PMC7301458 DOI: 10.1186/s40694-020-00097-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Truffles, the symbiotic hypogeous edible fungi, have been worldwide regarded as a great delicacy because of their unique flavor and high nutritional value. By identifying their bioactive components such as phenolics, terpenoids, polysaccharides, anandamide, fatty acids, and ergosterols, researchers have paid attention to their biological activities including antitumor, antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and hepatoprotective activities. In addition, numerous factors have been investigating that can affect the quality and productivity of truffles to overcome their difficulty in culturing and preserving. To provide the information for their potential applications in medicine as well as in functional food, this review summarizes the relevant literature about the biochemical composition, aromatic and nutritional benefits, and biological properties of truffles. Besides, various factors affecting their productivity and quality as well as the preservation methods are also highlighted.
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- Heayyean Lee
- College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974 Republic of Korea.,Plamica Labs, Batten Hall, 125 Western Ave, Allston, 02163 MA USA
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- Plamica Labs, Batten Hall, 125 Western Ave, Allston, 02163 MA USA
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- College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974 Republic of Korea.,Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
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Defrenne CE, McCormack ML, Roach WJ, Addo-Danso SD, Simard SW. Intraspecific Fine-Root Trait-Environment Relationships across Interior Douglas-Fir Forests of Western Canada. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 8:E199. [PMID: 31262042 PMCID: PMC6681360 DOI: 10.3390/plants8070199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Variation in resource acquisition strategies enables plants to adapt to different environments and may partly determine their responses to climate change. However, little is known about how belowground plant traits vary across climate and soil gradients. Focusing on interior Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca) in western Canada, we tested whether fine-root traits relate to the environment at the intraspecific level. We quantified the variation in commonly measured functional root traits (morphological, chemical, and architectural traits) among the first three fine-root orders (i.e., absorptive fine roots) and across biogeographic gradients in climate and soil factors. Moderate but consistent trait-environment linkages occurred across populations of Douglas-fir, despite high levels of within-site variation. Shifts in morphological traits across regions were decoupled from those in chemical traits. Fine roots in colder/drier climates were characterized by a lower tissue density, higher specific area, larger diameter, and lower carbon-to-nitrogen ratio than those in warmer/wetter climates. Our results showed that Douglas-fir fine roots do not rely on adjustments in architectural traits to adapt rooting strategies in different environments. Intraspecific fine-root adjustments at the regional scale do not fit along a single axis of root economic strategy and are concordant with an increase in root acquisitive potential in colder/drier environments.
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- Camille E Defrenne
- Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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- Center for Tree Science, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL 60532, USA
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- Skyline Forestry Consultants Ltd., Kamloops, BC V2C 1A2, Canada
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- CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, KNUST, P. O. Box 63, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Defrenne CE, Philpott TJ, Guichon SHA, Roach WJ, Pickles BJ, Simard SW. Shifts in Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Communities and Exploration Types Relate to the Environment and Fine-Root Traits Across Interior Douglas-Fir Forests of Western Canada. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:643. [PMID: 31191571 PMCID: PMC6547044 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Large-scale studies that examine the responses of ectomycorrhizal fungi across biogeographic gradients are necessary to assess their role in mediating current and predicted future alterations in forest ecosystem processes. We assessed the extent of environmental filtering on interior Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco) ectomycorrhizal fungal communities across regional gradients in precipitation, temperature, and soil fertility in interior Douglas-fir dominated forests of western Canada. We also examined relationships between fine-root traits and mycorrhizal fungal exploration types by combining root and fungal trait measurements with next-generation sequencing. Temperature, precipitation, and soil C:N ratio affected fungal community dissimilarity and exploration type abundance but had no effect on α-diversity. Fungi with rhizomorphs (e.g., Piloderma sp.) or proteolytic abilities (e.g., Cortinarius sp.) dominated communities in warmer and less fertile environments. Ascomycetes (e.g., Cenococcum geophilum) or shorter distance explorers, which potentially cost the plant less C, were favored in colder/drier climates where soils were richer in total nitrogen. Environmental filtering of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities is potentially related to co-evolutionary history between Douglas-fir populations and fungal symbionts, suggesting success of interior Douglas-fir as climate changes may be dependent on maintaining strong associations with local communities of mycorrhizal fungi. No evidence for a link between root and fungal resource foraging strategies was found at the regional scale. This lack of evidence further supports the need for a mycorrhizal symbiosis framework that is independent of root trait frameworks, to aid in understanding belowground plant uptake strategies across environments.
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- Camille E. Defrenne
- Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, Cariboo-Chilcotin Natural Resource District, Williams Lake, BC, Canada
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- Stable Isotope Facility, Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Skyline Forestry Consultants Ltd., Kamloops, BC, Canada
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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- Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Zhang H, Zhang S, Meng X, Li M, Mu L, Lei J, Sui X. Conversion from natural wetlands to forestland and farmland alters the composition of soil fungal communities in Sanjiang Plain, Northeast China. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2018.1459208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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- Huihui Zhang
- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, PR China
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- Department of Bioresources, Institute of Nature & Ecology, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, Harbin, PR China
- Department of Forest Plant Resource, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, PR China
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- Department of Forest Plant Resource, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, PR China
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- Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Restoration Ecology, College of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, PR China
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Wen Z, Shi L, Tang Y, Hong L, Xue J, Xing J, Chen Y, Nara K. Soil spore bank communities of ectomycorrhizal fungi in endangered Chinese Douglas-fir forests. MYCORRHIZA 2018; 28:49-58. [PMID: 28942552 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-017-0800-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Chinese Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga sinensis) is an endangered Pinaceae species found in several isolated regions of China. Although soil spore banks of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi can play an important role in seedling establishment after disturbance, such as in the well-known North American relative (Pseudotsuga menziesii), we have no information about soil spore bank communities in relict forests of Chinese Douglas-fir. We conducted bioassays of 73 soil samples collected from three Chinese Douglas-fir forests, using North American Douglas-fir as bait seedlings, and identified 19 species of ECM fungi. The observed spore bank communities were significantly different from those found in ECM fungi on the roots of resident trees at the same sites (p = 0.02). The levels of potassium (K), nitrogen (N), organic matter, and the pH of soil were the dominant factors shaping spore bank community structure. A new Rhizopogon species was the most dominant species in the spore banks. Specifically, at a site on Sanqing Mountain, 22 of the 57 surviving bioassay seedlings (representing 21 of the 23 soil samples) were colonized by this species. ECM fungal richness significantly affected the growth of bioassay seedlings (R 2 = 0.20, p = 0.007). Growth was significantly improved in seedlings colonized by Rhizopogon or Meliniomyces species compared with uncolonized seedlings. Considering its specificity to Chinese Douglas-fir, predominance in the soil spore banks, and positive effect on host growth, this new Rhizopogon species could play critical roles in seedling establishment and forest regeneration of endangered Chinese Douglas-fir.
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- Zhugui Wen
- Jiangsu Coastal Area Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Yancheng, Jiangsu, 224002, China
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8563, Japan
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Coastal Area Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Yancheng, Jiangsu, 224002, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Coastal Area Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Yancheng, Jiangsu, 224002, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China.
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- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8563, Japan.
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Pither J, Pickles BJ. The paleosymbiosis hypothesis: host plants can be colonised by root symbionts that have been inactive for centuries to millenia. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2017; 93:3806672. [PMID: 28486678 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fix061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Paleoecologists have speculated that post-glacial migration of tree species could have been facilitated by mycorrhizal symbionts surviving glaciation as resistant propagules belowground. The general premise of this idea, which we call the 'paleosymbiosis hypothesis', is that host plants can access and be colonised by fungal root symbionts that have been inactive for millennia. Here, we explore the plausibility of this hypothesis by synthesising relevant findings from a diverse literature. For example, the paleoecology literature provided evidence of modern roots penetrating paleosols containing ancient (>6000 years) fungal propagules, though these were of unknown condition. With respect to propagule longevity, the available evidence is of mixed quality, but includes convincing examples consistent with the paleosymbiosis hypothesis (i.e. >1000 years viable propagules). We describe symbiont traits and environmental conditions that should favour the development and preservation of an ancient propagule bank, and discuss the implications for our understanding of soil symbiont diversity and ecosystem functioning. We conclude that the paleosymbiosis hypothesis is plausible in locations where propagule deposition and preservation conditions are favourable (e.g. permafrost regions). We encourage future belowground research to consider and explore the potential temporal origins of root symbioses.
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- Jason Pither
- Okanagan Institute for Biodiversity, Resilience, and Ecosystem Services, University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus, ASC 367, 3187 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Harborne Building, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 8AS, UK
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Moeller HV, Dickie IA, Peltzer DA, Fukami T. Hierarchical neighbor effects on mycorrhizal community structure and function. Ecol Evol 2016; 6:5416-30. [PMID: 27551393 PMCID: PMC4984514 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Revised: 06/05/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Theory predicts that neighboring communities can shape one another's composition and function, for example, through the exchange of member species. However, empirical tests of the directionality and strength of these effects are rare. We determined the effects of neighboring communities on one another through experimental manipulation of a plant-fungal model system. We first established distinct ectomycorrhizal fungal communities on Douglas-fir seedlings that were initially grown in three soil environments. We then transplanted seedlings and mycorrhizal communities in a fully factorial experiment designed to quantify the direction and strength of neighbor effects by focusing on changes in fungal community species composition and implications for seedling growth (a proxy for community function). We found that neighbor effects on the composition and function of adjacent communities follow a dominance hierarchy. Specifically, mycorrhizal communities established from soils collected in Douglas-fir plantations were both the least sensitive to neighbor effects, and exerted the strongest influence on their neighbors by driving convergence in neighbor community composition and increasing neighbor seedling vigor. These results demonstrate that asymmetric neighbor effects mediated by ecological history can determine both community composition and function.
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- Holly V. Moeller
- Department of BiologyStanford UniversityStanfordCalifornia94305
- EcologyEvolution & Marine BiologyUniversity of CaliforniaSanta BarbaraCalifornia93106
- Present address: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution266 Woods Hole Road, Mail Stop 52Woods HoleMassachusetts02543
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- Bio‐Protection Research CentreLincoln UniversityLincoln7640New Zealand
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- Department of BiologyStanford UniversityStanfordCalifornia94305
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Berch SM, Bonito G. Truffle diversity (Tuber, Tuberaceae) in British Columbia. MYCORRHIZA 2016; 26:587-594. [PMID: 27083929 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-016-0695-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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To improve baseline data for the developing truffle industry in British Columbia, we compiled existing Tuber species sequences from published and unpublished studies and generated new ITS sequences for truffles belonging to Tuber collected in the province. In doing so, we obtained evidence that 13 species of Tuber occur in the province, including six introduced and seven native species, two of which are putative undescribed species. Of the native species, the Tuber anniae species complex is widely distributed in the province while Tuber beyerlei appears to be much more restricted in distribution. Four of the introduced species have commercial value (Tuber melanosporum, Tuber aestivum, Tuber brumale, and Tuber borchii) as do two of the native species (Tuber gibbosum and Tuber oregonense). Focused sampling on likely tree hosts, both hardwood and Pinaceae species, as well as in currently unexplored parts of the province seems likely to expand our knowledge of the diversity and distribution of Tuber species in British Columbia.
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- Shannon M Berch
- British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8W 9C4.
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Miyamoto Y, Nara K. Soil propagule banks of ectomycorrhizal fungi share many common species along an elevation gradient. MYCORRHIZA 2016; 26:189-197. [PMID: 26231215 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-015-0658-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
We conducted bioassay experiments to investigate the soil propagule banks of ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi in old-growth forests along an elevation gradient and compared the elevation pattern with the composition of EM fungi on existing roots in the field. In total, 150 soil cores were collected from three forests on Mt. Ishizuchi, western Japan, and subjected to bioassays using Pinus densiflora and Betula maximowicziana. Using molecular analyses, we recorded 23 EM fungal species in the assayed propagule banks. Eight species (34.8 %) were shared across the three sites, which ranged from a warm-temperate evergreen mixed forest to a subalpine conifer forest. The elevation pattern of the assayed propagule banks differed dramatically from that of EM fungi on existing roots along the same gradient, where only a small proportion of EM fungal species (3.5 %) were shared across sites. The EM fungal species found in the assayed propagule banks included many pioneer fungal species and composition differed significantly from that on existing roots. Furthermore, only 4 of 23 species were shared between the two host species, indicating a strong effect of bioassay host identity in determining the propagule banks of EM fungi. These results imply that the assayed propagule bank is less affected by climate compared to EM fungal communities on existing roots. The dominance of disturbance-dependent fungal species in the assayed propagule banks may result in higher ecosystem resilience to disturbance even in old-growth temperate forests.
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- Yumiko Miyamoto
- Department of Natural Environmental Studies, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8563, Japan.
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- Department of Natural Environmental Studies, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8563, Japan
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Tanney JB, Douglas B, Seifert KA. Sexual and asexual states of some endophytic Phialocephala species of Picea. Mycologia 2016; 108:255-80. [PMID: 26740545 DOI: 10.3852/15-136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Unidentified DNA sequences in isolation-based or culture-free studies of conifer endophytes are a persistent problem that requires a field approach to resolve. An investigation of foliar endophytes of Picea glauca, P. mariana, P. rubens and Pinus strobus in eastern Canada, using a combined field, morphological, cultural and DNA sequencing approach, resulted in the frequent isolation of Phialocephala spp. and the first verified discovery of their mollisia-like sexual states in the field. Phialocephala scopiformis and Ph. piceae were the most frequent species isolated as endophytes from healthy conifer needles. Corresponding Mollisia or mollisioid sexual states for Ph. scopiformis, Ph. piceae and several undescribed species in a clade containing Ph. dimorphospora were collected in the sampling area and characterized by analysis of the nuc internal transcribed spacer rDNA (ITS) and gene for the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (RPB1) loci. Four novel species and one new combination in a clade containing Ph. dimorphospora, the type of Phialocephala, are presented, accompanied by descriptions of apothecia and previously undocumented synanamorphs. An epitype culture and corresponding reference sequences for Phialocephala dimorphospora are proposed. The resulting ITS barcodes linked with robust taxonomic species concepts are an important resource for future research on forest ecosystems and endophytes.
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- Joey B Tanney
- Biodiversity (Mycology & Botany), Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6 Canada
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, United Kingdom
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- Biodiversity (Mycology & Botany), Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6 Canada
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