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Bai Y, Yang M, Mei Y, Chen X, Wu X, Zhang J. The Populations of Two Differently Medicine-Used Plants of Hedyotis diffusa and Hedyotis corymbosa Shoot-Assembling Rich Bacterial and Fungal Communities with Varied Compositions but Conserved Structures. Curr Microbiol 2024; 81:192. [PMID: 38801460 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-024-03726-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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The plant-colonized microbial communities have closely micro-ecological effects on host plant growth and health. There are many medicinal plants in the genus Hedyotis, but it is yet unclear about the shoot-assembled bacterial and fungal communities (SBFC) of Hedyotis plants. Hence, eight plant populations of Hedyotis diffusa (HD) and H. corymbosa (HC) were evaluated with 16S rRNA gene and ITS sequences, for comparing the types, abundance, or/and potential functions of SBFC at plant species- and population levels. In tested HD- and HC-SBFC, 682 fungal operational taxonomic units and 1,329 bacterial zero-radius operational taxonomic units were identified, with rich species compositions and varied alpha diversities. Notably, the SBFC compositions of HD and HC plant populations were exhibited with partly different types and abundances at phylum and genus levels but without significantly different beta diversities at plant species and population levels. Typically, the SBFC of HD and HC plant populations were presented with abundance-different biomarkers, such as Frankiaceae and Bryobacteraceae, and with similar micro-ecological functions of microbial metabolisms of lipids, terpenoids,and xenobiotics. Taken together, HD- and HC-SBFC possessed with varied rich compositions, conservative taxonomic structures, and similar metabolic functions, but with small-scale type and abundance differences at plant species- and population- levels.
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- Yachao Bai
- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Molina L, Rajchenberg M, de Errasti A, Vogel B, Coetzee MPA, Aime MC, Pildain MB. Sapwood mycobiome varies across host, plant compartment and environments in Nothofagus forests from Northern Patagonia. Mol Ecol 2023; 32:6599-6618. [PMID: 36345145 DOI: 10.1111/mec.16771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Global forests are increasingly being threatened by altered climatic conditions and increased attacks by pests and pathogens. The complex ecological interactions among pathogens, microbial communities, tree hosts and the environment are important drivers of forest dynamics. Little is known about the ecology of forest pathology and related microbial communities in temperate forests of the southern hemisphere. In this study, we used next-generation sequencing to characterize sapwood-inhabiting fungal communities in North Patagonian Nothofagus forests and assessed patterns of diversity of taxa and ecological guilds across climatic, site and host variables (health condition and compartment) as a contribution to Nothofagus autecology. The diversity patterns inferred through the metabarcoding analysis were similar to those obtained through culture-dependent approaches. However, we detected additional heterogeneity and greater richness with culture-free methods. Host species was the strongest driver of fungal community structure and composition, while host health status was the weakest. The relative impacts of site, season, plant compartment and health status were different for each tree species; these differences can be interpreted as a matter of water availability. For Nothofagus dombeyi, which is distributed across a wide range of climatic conditions, site was the strongest driver of community composition. The microbiome of N. pumilio varied more with season and temperature, a relevant factor for forest conservation in the present climate change scenario. Both species carry a number of potential fungal pathogens in their sapwood, whether they exhibit symptoms or not. Our results provide insight into the diversity of fungi associated with the complex pathobiome of the dominant Nothofagus species in southern South America.
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- Lucía Molina
- Fitopatología y Microbiología Aplicada, Centro de Investigación y Extensión Forestal Andino Patagónico (CIEFAP), Esquel, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Esquel, Argentina
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- Fitopatología y Microbiología Aplicada, Centro de Investigación y Extensión Forestal Andino Patagónico (CIEFAP), Esquel, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Esquel, Argentina
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- Fitopatología y Microbiología Aplicada, Centro de Investigación y Extensión Forestal Andino Patagónico (CIEFAP), Esquel, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Esquel, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Esquel, Argentina
- Centro de Estudios Ambientales Integrados (CEAI) Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco Sede Esquel, Pretoria, Argentina
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- Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Fitopatología y Microbiología Aplicada, Centro de Investigación y Extensión Forestal Andino Patagónico (CIEFAP), Esquel, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Esquel, Argentina
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Müller M, Kües U, Budde KB, Gailing O. Applying molecular and genetic methods to trees and their fungal communities. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 107:2783-2830. [PMID: 36988668 PMCID: PMC10106355 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12480-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Forests provide invaluable economic, ecological, and social services. At the same time, they are exposed to several threats, such as fragmentation, changing climatic conditions, or increasingly destructive pests and pathogens. Trees, the inherent species of forests, cannot be viewed as isolated organisms. Manifold (micro)organisms are associated with trees playing a pivotal role in forest ecosystems. Of these organisms, fungi may have the greatest impact on the life of trees. A multitude of molecular and genetic methods are now available to investigate tree species and their associated organisms. Due to their smaller genome sizes compared to tree species, whole genomes of different fungi are routinely compared. Such studies have only recently started in forest tree species. Here, we summarize the application of molecular and genetic methods in forest conservation genetics, tree breeding, and association genetics as well as for the investigation of fungal communities and their interrelated ecological functions. These techniques provide valuable insights into the molecular basis of adaptive traits, the impacts of forest management, and changing environmental conditions on tree species and fungal communities and can enhance tree-breeding cycles due to reduced time for field testing. It becomes clear that there are multifaceted interactions among microbial species as well as between these organisms and trees. We demonstrate the versatility of the different approaches based on case studies on trees and fungi. KEY POINTS: • Current knowledge of genetic methods applied to forest trees and associated fungi. • Genomic methods are essential in conservation, breeding, management, and research. • Important role of phytobiomes for trees and their ecosystems.
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- Markus Müller
- Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding, Faculty for Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Goettingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
- Center for Integrated Breeding Research (CiBreed), University of Goettingen, 37073, Göttingen, Germany.
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- Molecular Wood Biotechnology and Technical Mycology, Faculty for Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Goettingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
- Center for Molecular Biosciences (GZMB), Georg-August-University Göttingen, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
- Center of Sustainable Land Use (CBL), Georg-August-University Göttingen, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding, Faculty for Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Goettingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
- Center of Sustainable Land Use (CBL), Georg-August-University Göttingen, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding, Faculty for Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Goettingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
- Center for Integrated Breeding Research (CiBreed), University of Goettingen, 37073, Göttingen, Germany
- Center of Sustainable Land Use (CBL), Georg-August-University Göttingen, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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The Endophytic Fungi Diversity, Community Structure, and Ecological Function Prediction of Sophora alopecuroides in Ningxia, China. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10112099. [PMID: 36363690 PMCID: PMC9695620 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10112099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Sophora alopecuroides L. has great medicinal and ecological value in northwestern China. The host and its microbiota are mutually symbiotic, collectively forming a holobiont, conferring beneficial effects to the plant. However, the analysis of diversity, mycobiota composition, and the ecological function of endophytic fungi in the holobiont of S. alopecuroides is relatively lacking. In this article, the fungal community profiling of roots, stems, leaves, and seeds of S. alopecuroides (at the fruit maturity stage) from Huamachi and Baofeng in Ningxia, China were investigated based on the ITS1 region, using high-throughput sequencing technology. As a result, a total of 751 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were obtained and further classified into 9 phyla, 27 classes, 66 orders, 141 families, 245 genera, and 340 species. The roots had the highest fungal richness and diversity, while the stems had the highest evenness and pedigree diversity. There also was a significant difference in the richness of the endophytic fungal community between root and seed (p < 0.05). The organ was the main factor affecting the community structure of endophytic fungi in S. alopecuroides. The genera of unclassified Ascomycota, Tricholoma, Apiotrichum, Alternaria, and Aspergillus made up the vast majority of relative abundance, which were common in all four organs as well. The dominant and endemic genera and biomarkers of endophytic fungi in four organs of S. alopecuroides were different and exhibited organ specificity or tissue preference. The endophytic fungi of S. alopecuroides were mainly divided into 15 ecological function groups, among which saprotroph was absolutely dominant, followed by mixotrophic and pathotroph, and the symbiotroph was the least. With this study, we revealed the diversity and community structure and predicted the ecological function of the endophytic fungi of S. alopecuroides, which provided a theoretical reference for the further development and utilization of the endophytic fungi resources of S. alopecuroides.
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Zhou ZY, Liu X, Cui JL, Wang JH, Wang ML, Zhang G. Endophytic fungi and their bioactive secondary metabolites in medicinal leguminosae plants: Nearly untapped medical resources. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2022; 369:6615458. [PMID: 35746878 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnac052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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There are many species of Chinese traditional leguminosae family plants that are well known for their medicinal applications, such as Astragalus membranaceus, Catsia tora, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Sophora flavescens and Albacia acacia. Their unique bioactive composition and internal phenological environment contribute to the formation of specific and unique endophytic fungal communities, which are important resources for new compounds used in a variety of pharmacological activities. Nonetheless, they have not been systematically studied. In the last decade, nearly 64 genera and thousands of species of endophytic fungi have been discovered from leguminosae plants, as well as 138 secondary metabolites (with 34 new compounds) including flavonoid, alkaloids, phenol, anthraquinone, macrolide, terpenoid, phytohormone and many more. They were shown to have diverse applications and benefits, such as antibacterial, antitumor, antioxidative, immunoregulatory and neuroprotective properties. Here, we provide a summarized overview with the aim of raising awareness of endophytic fungi from medicinal leguminosae plants and providing a comprehensive review of the discoveries of new natural products that may be of medicinal and pharmaceutical importance.
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- Zhong-Ya Zhou
- Institute of Applied Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, People's Republic of China.,Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Applied Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, People's Republic of China.,Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Applied Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Applied Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Applied Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Century Avenue, Xianyang 712046, China
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Gielen R, Põldmaa K, Tammaru T. In search of ecological determinants of fungal infections: A semi‐field experiment with folivorous moths. Ecol Evol 2022; 12:e8926. [PMID: 35646316 PMCID: PMC9130559 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Natural enemies shape the fate of species at both ecological and evolutionary time scales. While the effects of predators, parasitoids, and viruses on insects are well documented, much less is known about the ecological and evolutionary role of entomopathogenic fungi. In particular, it is unclear to which extent may the spatiotemporal distribution patterns of these pathogens create selective pressures on ecological traits of herbivorous insects. In the present study, we reared three lepidopteran species in semi‐natural conditions in a European hemiboreal forest habitat. We studied the probability of the insects to die from fungal infection as a function of insect species, food plant, study site, (manipulated) condition of the larvae, and the phenological phase. The prevalence of entomopathogenic fungi remained low to moderate with the value consistently below 10% across the subsets of the data while as many as 23 fungal species, primarily belonging to the families Cordycipitaceae, Aspergillaceae, and Nectriaceae, were recorded. There were no major differences among the insect species in prevalence of the infections or in the structure of associated fungal assemblages. The family Cordycipitaceae, comprising mainly obligatory entomopathogens, dominated among the pathogens of pupae but not among the pathogens of larvae. Overall, there was evidence for a relatively weak impact of the studied ecological factors on the probability to be infected by a fungal pathogen; there were no effects of food plant, study site, or phenology which would be consistent over the study species and developmental stages of the insects. Nevertheless, when the prevalence of particular fungal taxa was studied, Akanthomyces muscarius was found infecting insects fed with leaves of only one of the food plant, Betula spp. Feeding on a particular plant taxon can thus have specific fitness costs. This demonstrates that fungus‐mediated effects on insect life history traits are possible and deserve attention.
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- Robin Gielen
- Entomology Unit Department of Zoology Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences Faculty of Science and Technology University of Tartu Tartu Estonia
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- Mycology Unit Department of Botany Faculty of Science and Technology Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences University of Tartu Tartu Estonia
- Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden University of Tartu Tartu Estonia
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- Entomology Unit Department of Zoology Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences Faculty of Science and Technology University of Tartu Tartu Estonia
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Liber JA, Minier DH, Stouffer-Hopkins A, Van Wyk J, Longley R, Bonito G. Maple and hickory leaf litter fungal communities reflect pre-senescent leaf communities. PeerJ 2022; 10:e12701. [PMID: 35127279 PMCID: PMC8801177 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Fungal communities are known to contribute to the functioning of living plant microbiomes as well as to the decay of dead plant material and affect vital ecosystem services, such as pathogen resistance and nutrient cycling. Yet, factors that drive structure and function of phyllosphere mycobiomes and their fate in leaf litter are often ignored. We sought to determine the factors contributing to the composition of communities in temperate forest substrates, with culture-independent amplicon sequencing of fungal communities of pre-senescent leaf surfaces, internal tissues, leaf litter, underlying humus soil of co-occurring red maple (Acer rubrum) and shagbark hickory (Carya ovata). Paired samples were taken at five sites within a temperate forest in southern Michigan, USA. Fungal communities were differentiable based on substrate, host species, and site, as well as all two-way and three-way interactions of these variables. PERMANOVA analyses and co-occurrence of taxa indicate that soil communities are unique from both phyllosphere and leaf litter communities. Correspondence of endophyte, epiphyte, and litter communities suggests dispersal plays an important role in structuring fungal communities. Future work will be needed to assess how this dispersal changes microbial community functioning in these niches.
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- Julian A. Liber
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States,Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States,Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States
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Bahram M, Netherway T. Fungi as mediators linking organisms and ecosystems. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2021; 46:6468741. [PMID: 34919672 PMCID: PMC8892540 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuab058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Fungi form a major and diverse component of most ecosystems on Earth. They are both micro and macroorganisms with high and varying functional diversity as well as great variation in dispersal modes. With our growing knowledge of microbial biogeography, it has become increasingly clear that fungal assembly patterns and processes differ from other microorganisms such as bacteria, but also from macroorganisms such as plants. The success of fungi as organisms and their influence on the environment lies in their ability to span multiple dimensions of time, space, and biological interactions, that is not rivalled by other organism groups. There is also growing evidence that fungi mediate links between different organisms and ecosystems, with the potential to affect the macroecology and evolution of those organisms. This suggests that fungal interactions are an ecological driving force, interconnecting different levels of biological and ecological organisation of their hosts, competitors, and antagonists with the environment and ecosystem functioning. Here we review these emerging lines of evidence by focusing on the dynamics of fungal interactions with other organism groups across various ecosystems. We conclude that the mediating role of fungi through their complex and dynamic ecological interactions underlie their importance and ubiquity across Earth's ecosystems.
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- Mohammad Bahram
- Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Ulls väg 16, 756 51 Sweden.,Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, 40 Lai St. Estonia
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- Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Ulls väg 16, 756 51 Sweden
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Olivieri L, Saville RJ, Gange AC, Xu X. Apple endophyte community in relation to location, scion and rootstock genotypes and susceptibility to European canker. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2021; 97:fiab131. [PMID: 34601593 PMCID: PMC8497447 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiab131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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European apple canker, caused by Neonectria ditissima, is a severe disease of apple. Achieving effective control is difficult with the currently available pesticides. Specific apple endophytes associated with cultivars may partially contribute to the cultivar response to the pathogen and thus could be used for disease management. We sought to determine whether the overall endophyte community differed among cultivars differing in their susceptibility to N. ditissima and to identify specific microbial groups associated with the susceptibility. Using Illumina MiSeq meta-barcoding, we profiled apple tree endophytes in 16 scion-rootstock combinations at two locations and quantified the relative contribution of scion, rootstock and location to the observed variability in the endophyte communities. Endophyte diversity was primarily affected by the orchard location (accounting for 29.4% and 85.9% of the total variation in the PC1 for bacteria and fungi, respectively), followed by the scion genotype (24.3% and 19.5% of PC2), whereas rootstock effects were small (<3% of PC1 and PC2). There were significant differences in the endophyte community between canker-resistant and -susceptible cultivars. Several bacterial and fungal endophyte groups had different relative abundance between susceptible and resistant cultivars. These endophyte groups included putative pathogen antagonists as well as plant pathogens. Their possible ecological roles in the N. ditissima pathosystem are discussed.
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- Leone Olivieri
- NIAB EMR, New Road, East Malling, Kent ME19 6BJ, UK
- Department of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK
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- NIAB EMR, New Road, East Malling, Kent ME19 6BJ, UK
- Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2TL, UK
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK
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- NIAB EMR, New Road, East Malling, Kent ME19 6BJ, UK
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Win PM, Matsumura E, Fukuda K. Effects of Pesticides on the Diversity of Endophytic Fungi in Tea Plants. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2021; 82:62-72. [PMID: 33420625 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-020-01675-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We examined the effects of agrochemicals on the endophytic fungal community associated with tea plants. Endophytic fungi were isolated from four different tea plant tissues (bark, xylem, old leaves, new leaves) collected from pesticide-treated and untreated plots. In pesticide-treated plot, the acaricides, fungicides, and insecticides are typically applied 3 times each year. The infection rate was slightly lower in the pesticide-treated plot, but the difference between plots was not statistically significant. Colletotrichum camelliae, Phyllosticta capitalensis, and Pleosporales sp. were common endophytes in both plots. Among a total of 41 fungal species, only 21 were considered common endophytes. Colletotrichum pseudomajus was the predominant endophyte in the bark tissue in the untreated plot, whereas C. camelliae was predominant in the pesticide-treated plot. Paraphaeosphaeria neglecta and Phoma bellendis were predominant in the xylem tissues of samples from the untreated and treated plots, respectively. Colletotrichum camelliae was the most commonly found species in leaf tissues in both plots, but the colonization frequency was significantly lower in the pesticide-treated plot. Species richness was not affected by pesticide treatment. The community structure of endophytic fungi in stem tissues (bark and xylem) differed significantly between plots, but leaf tissue endophytic fungal community structure was not significantly influenced by pesticide treatment.
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- Phyu Mar Win
- Department of Forest Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan.
- Department of Plant Pathology, Yezin Agricultural University, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
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- Department of Forest Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Forest Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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Siddique AB, Biella P, Unterseher M, Albrectsen BR. Mycobiomes of Young Beech Trees Are Distinguished by Organ Rather Than by Habitat, and Community Analyses Suggest Competitive Interactions Among Twig Fungi. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:646302. [PMID: 33936005 PMCID: PMC8086555 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.646302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) are prominent keystone species of great economic and environmental value for central Europe, hosting a diverse mycobiome. The composition of endophyte communities may depend on tree health, plant organ or tissue, and growth habitat. To evaluate mycobiome communalities at local scales, buds, and twigs were sampled from two young healthy mountain beech stands in Bavaria, Germany, four kilometers apart. With Illumina high-throughput sequencing, we found 113 fungal taxa from 0.7 million high-quality reads that mainly consisted of Ascomycota (52%) and Basidiomycota (26%) taxa. Significant correlations between richness and diversity indices were observed (p < 0.05), and mycobiomes did not differ between habitats in the current study. Species richness and diversity were higher in twigs compared to spring buds, and the assemblages in twigs shared most similarities. Interaction network analyses revealed that twig-bound fungi shared similar numbers of (interaction) links with others, dominated by negative co-occurrences, suggesting that competitive exclusion may be the predominant ecological interaction in the highly connected twig mycobiome. Combining community and network analyses strengthened the evidence that plant organs may filter endophytic communities directly through colonization access and indirectly by facilitating competitive interactions between the fungi.
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- Abu Bakar Siddique
- Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Bahram M, Netherway T, Frioux C, Ferretti P, Coelho LP, Geisen S, Bork P, Hildebrand F. Metagenomic assessment of the global diversity and distribution of bacteria and fungi. Environ Microbiol 2021; 23:316-326. [PMID: 33185929 PMCID: PMC7898879 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Bacteria and fungi are of uttermost importance in determining environmental and host functioning. Despite close interactions between animals, plants, their associated microbiomes, and the environment they inhabit, the distribution and role of bacteria and especially fungi across host and environments as well as the cross-habitat determinants of their community compositions remain little investigated. Using a uniquely broad global dataset of 13 483 metagenomes, we analysed the microbiome structure and function of 25 host-associated and environmental habitats, focusing on potential interactions between bacteria and fungi. We found that the metagenomic relative abundance ratio of bacteria-to-fungi is a distinctive microbial feature of habitats. Compared with fungi, the cross-habitat distribution pattern of bacteria was more strongly driven by habitat type. Fungal diversity was depleted in host-associated communities compared with those in the environment, particularly terrestrial habitats, whereas this diversity pattern was less pronounced for bacteria. The relative gene functional potential of bacteria or fungi reflected their diversity patterns and appeared to depend on a balance between substrate availability and biotic interactions. Alongside helping to identify hotspots and sources of microbial diversity, our study provides support for differences in assembly patterns and processes between bacterial and fungal communities across different habitats.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mohammad Bahram
- Department of EcologySwedish University of Agricultural SciencesUppsalaUlls väg 16, 756 51Sweden
- Department of BotanyInstitute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of TartuTartu40 Lai St.Estonia
| | - Tarquin Netherway
- Department of EcologySwedish University of Agricultural SciencesUppsalaUlls väg 16, 756 51Sweden
| | - Clémence Frioux
- Gut Microbes and HealthQuadram Institute BioscienceNorwich, NorfolkUK
- Digital BiologyEarlham InstituteNorwich, NorfolkUK
| | - Pamela Ferretti
- Structural and Computational BiologyEuropean Molecular Biology LaboratoryHeidelbergGermany
| | - Luis Pedro Coelho
- Structural and Computational BiologyEuropean Molecular Biology LaboratoryHeidelbergGermany
| | - Stefan Geisen
- Department of Terrestrial EcologyNetherlands Institute of Ecology NIOO‐KNAWWageningen6708 PBThe Netherlands
| | - Peer Bork
- Structural and Computational BiologyEuropean Molecular Biology LaboratoryHeidelbergGermany
- Max Delbrück Centre for Molecular MedicineBerlinGermany
| | - Falk Hildebrand
- Gut Microbes and HealthQuadram Institute BioscienceNorwich, NorfolkUK
- Digital BiologyEarlham InstituteNorwich, NorfolkUK
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