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Simcock R, Cavanagh J, Robinson B, Gutierrez-Gines MJ. Using Biowastes to Establish Native Plants and Ecosystems in New Zealand. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2019. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2019.00085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Palmieri F, Estoppey A, House GL, Lohberger A, Bindschedler S, Chain PSG, Junier P. Oxalic acid, a molecule at the crossroads of bacterial-fungal interactions. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2018; 106:49-77. [PMID: 30798804 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aambs.2018.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Oxalic acid is the most ubiquitous and common low molecular weight organic acid produced by living organisms. Oxalic acid is produced by fungi, bacteria, plants, and animals. The aim of this review is to give an overview of current knowledge about the microbial cycling of oxalic acid through ecosystems. Here we review the production and degradation of oxalic acid, as well as its implications in the metabolism for fungi, bacteria, plants, and animals. Indeed, fungi are well known producers of oxalic acid, while bacteria are considered oxalic acid consumers. However, this framework may need to be modified, because the ability of fungi to degrade oxalic acid and the ability of bacteria to produce it, have been poorly investigated. Finally, we will highlight the role of fungi and bacteria in oxalic acid cycling in soil, plant and animal ecosystems.
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- Fabio Palmieri
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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Velmala SM, Vuorinen I, Uimari A, Piri T, Pennanen T. Ectomycorrhizal fungi increase the vitality of Norway spruce seedlings under the pressure of Heterobasidion root rot in vitro but may increase susceptibility to foliar necrotrophs. Fungal Biol 2017; 122:101-109. [PMID: 29458713 DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2017.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Revised: 11/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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We tested if root colonisation by ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) could alter the susceptibility of Norway spruce (Picea abies) seedlings to root rot infection or necrotic foliar pathogens. Firstly, spruce seedlings were inoculated by various EMF and challenged with Heterobasidion isolates in triaxenix tubes. The ascomycete EMF Meliniomyces bicolor, that had showed strong antagonistic properties towards root rot causing Heterobasidion in vitro, protected spruce seedlings effectively against root rot. Secondly, spruce seedlings, inoculated with M. bicolor or the forest humus, were subjected to necrotrophic foliar pathogens in conventional forest nursery conditions on peat substrates. Botrytis cinerea infection after winter was mild and the level of needle damage was independent of substrate and EMF colonisation. Needle damage severity caused by Gremminiella abietina was high in seedlings grown in substrates with high nutrient availability as well as in seedlings with well-established EMF communities. These results show that albeit M. bicolor is able to protect spruce seedlings against Heterobasidion root rot in axenic cultures it fails to induce systemic protection against foliar pathogens. We also point out that unsterile inoculum sources, such as the forest humus, should not be considered for use in greenhouse conditions as they might predispose seedlings to unintended needle damages.
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- S M Velmala
- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, 00790 Helsinki, Finland.
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, 00790 Helsinki, Finland.
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Suonenjoki, Finland.
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, 00790 Helsinki, Finland.
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, 00790 Helsinki, Finland.
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Fukami T, Nakajima M, Fortunel C, Fine PVA, Baraloto C, Russo SE, Peay KG. Geographical Variation in Community Divergence: Insights from Tropical Forest Monodominance by Ectomycorrhizal Trees. Am Nat 2017; 190:S105-S122. [DOI: 10.1086/692439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Hyder R, Pennanen T, Hamberg L, Vainio EJ, Piri T, Hantula J. Two viruses of Heterobasidion confer beneficial, cryptic or detrimental effects to their hosts in different situations. FUNGAL ECOL 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2013.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Meier IC, Avis PG, Phillips RP. Fungal communities influence root exudation rates in pine seedlings. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2012; 83:585-95. [PMID: 23013386 DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2012] [Revised: 09/19/2012] [Accepted: 09/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Root exudates are hypothesized to play a central role in belowground food webs, nutrient turnover, and soil C dynamics in forests, but little is known about the extent to which root-associated microbial communities influence exudation rates in trees. We used a novel experimental technique to inoculate loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) seedlings with indigenous forest fungi to examine how diverse fungal communities influence exudation. Surface-sterilized seeds were sown in intact, unsieved soil cores for 14 weeks to promote root colonization by fungi. After 14 weeks, we transferred seedlings and root-associated fungi into cuvettes and measured exudate accumulation in trap solutions. Both the abundance and identity of root-associated fungi influenced exudation. Exudation rates were greatest in root systems least colonized by ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi and most colonized by putative pathogenic and saprotrophic fungi. However, the ECM community composition was not a strong determinant of exudation rates. These results suggest that environmental conditions that influence the degree to which tree roots are colonized by pathogenic and saprotrophic vs. mutualistic fungi are likely to mediate fluxes of labile C in forest soils, with consequences for soil biogeochemistry and ecosystem processes.
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- Ina C Meier
- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
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Watanabe T, Shitan N, Suzuki S, Umezawa T, Shimada M, Yazaki K, Hattori T. Oxalate efflux transporter from the brown rot fungus Fomitopsis palustris. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 76:7683-90. [PMID: 20889782 PMCID: PMC2988596 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00829-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2010] [Accepted: 09/21/2010] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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An oxalate-fermenting brown rot fungus, Fomitopsis palustris, secretes large amounts of oxalic acid during wood decay. Secretion of oxalic acid is indispensable for the degradation of wood cell walls, but almost nothing is known about the transport mechanism by which oxalic acid is secreted from F. palustris hyphal cells. We characterized the mechanism for oxalate transport using membrane vesicles of F. palustris. Oxalate transport in F. palustris was ATP dependent and was strongly inhibited by several inhibitors, such as valinomycin and NH(4)(+), suggesting the presence of a secondary oxalate transporter in this fungus. We then isolated a cDNA, FpOAR (Fomitopsis palustris oxalic acid resistance), from F. palustris by functional screening of yeast transformants with cDNAs grown on oxalic acid-containing plates. FpOAR is predicted to be a membrane protein that possesses six transmembrane domains but shows no similarity with known oxalate transporters. The yeast transformant possessing FpOAR (FpOAR-transformant) acquired resistance to oxalic acid and contained less oxalate than the control transformant. Biochemical analyses using membrane vesicles of the FpOAR-transformant showed that the oxalate transport property of FpOAR was consistent with that observed in membrane vesicles of F. palustris. The quantity of FpOAR transcripts was correlated with increasing oxalic acid accumulation in the culture medium and was induced when exogenous oxalate was added to the medium. These results strongly suggest that FpOAR plays an important role in wood decay by acting as a secondary transporter responsible for secretion of oxalate by F. palustris.
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- Tomoki Watanabe
- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan, Institute of Sustainable Science, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan, Institute of Sustainable Science, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan, Institute of Sustainable Science, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan, Institute of Sustainable Science, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan, Institute of Sustainable Science, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan, Institute of Sustainable Science, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan, Institute of Sustainable Science, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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Watanabe T, Shitan N, Umezawa T, Yazaki K, Shimada M, Hattori T. Involvement of FpTRP26, a thioredoxin-related protein, in oxalic acid-resistance of the brown-rot fungus Fomitopsis palustris. FEBS Lett 2007; 581:1788-92. [PMID: 17433311 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.03.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2007] [Revised: 03/15/2007] [Accepted: 03/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Brown-rot fungus Fomitopsis palustris grows vigorously at high concentrations of oxalic acid (OA), which is fungal metabolite during wood decay. We isolated a cDNA FpTRP26 from F. palustris by functional screening of yeast transformants with cDNAs grown on plates containing OA. FpTRP26 conferred a specific resistance to OA on the transformant. OA-content in transformants grown with 2mM OA decreased by 65% compared to that of the control. The amount of FpTRP26 transcript in F. palustris amplified with increasing OA-accumulation, and was maintained at high levels even in the stationary phase. Its transcription in F. palustris was inducible in response to exogenously added OA. These results suggest that FpTRP26 is involved in the OA-resistance in F. palustris.
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- Tomoki Watanabe
- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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Taniguchi T, Kanzaki N, Tamai S, Yamanaka N, Futai K. Does ectomycorrhizal fungal community structure vary along a Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii) to black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) gradient? THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2007; 173:322-34. [PMID: 17204079 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01910.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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In this study we examined the role of the nitrogen-fixing tree, Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust), in ectomycorrhizal (ECM) formation and ECM community of Pinus thunbergii (Japanese black pine) seedlings. Two 200 m(2) experimental plots were established at the border between a Japanese black pine- and a black locust-dominated area in a coastal forest. The ECM fungal community of pine seedlings was examined by PCR-RFLP and sequence analysis. We analyzed the relationship between ECM formation, ECM community, growth, and nutrient status of pine seedlings and environmental conditions using the Mantel test and structural equation model. Percentages of ECM root tips, the number of ECM fungal species and ECM diversity on pine seedlings decreased in the black locust-dominated area. Cenococcum geophilum and Russula spp. were dominant in the Japanese black pine-dominated area, whereas Tomentella spp. were dominant in the black locust-dominated area. Nitrogen (N) concentration in soils or pine seedlings strongly influenced the percentage of ECM root tips, the number of ECM fungal species and ECM fungal similarity. These results imply the long-term eutrophication caused by N-fixing trees can change ECM formation and ECM community structure.
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- Takeshi Taniguchi
- Laboratory of Environmental Mycoscience, Division of Environmental Science and Technology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan.
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Baxter JW, Dighton J. Phosphorus source alters host plant response to ectomycorrhizal diversity. MYCORRHIZA 2005; 15:513-523. [PMID: 15809869 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-005-0359-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2004] [Accepted: 02/25/2005] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We examined the influence of phosphorus source and availability on host plant (Pinus rigida) response to ectomycorrhizal diversity under contrasting P conditions. An ectomycorrhizal richness gradient was established with equimolar P supplied as either inorganic phosphate or organic inositol hexaphosphate. We measured growth and N and P uptake of individual P. rigida seedlings inoculated with one, two, or four species of ectomycorrhizal fungi simultaneously and without mycorrhizas in axenic culture. Whereas colonization of P. rigida by individual species of ectomycorrhizal fungi decreased with increasing fungal richness, colonization of all species combined increased. Plant biomass and N content increased across the ectomycorrhizal richness gradient in the organic but not the inorganic P treatment. Plants grown under organic P conditions had higher N concentration than those grown under inorganic P conditions, but there was no effect of richness. Phosphorus content of plants grown in the organic P treatment increased with increasing ectomycorrhizal richness, but there was no response in the inorganic P treatment. Phosphorus concentration was higher in plants grown at the four-species richness level in the organic P treatment, but there was no effect of diversity under inorganic P conditions. Overall, few ectomycorrhizal composition effects were found on plant growth or nutrient status. Phosphatase activities of individual ectomycorrhizal fungi differed under organic P conditions, but there was no difference in total root system phosphatase expression between the inorganic or organic P treatments or across richness levels. Our results provide evidence that plant response to ectomycorrhizal diversity is dependent on the source and availability of P.
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- James W Baxter
- Rutgers Pinelands Field Station, Rutgers University, New Lisbon, NJ 08064, USA.
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Yamaji K, Ishimoto H, Usui N, Mori S. Organic acids and water-soluble phenolics produced by Paxillus sp. 60/92 together show antifungal activity against Pythium vexans under acidic culture conditions. MYCORRHIZA 2005; 15:17-23. [PMID: 14716537 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-003-0287-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2003] [Accepted: 11/28/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Ectomycorrhizal fungi can produce antifungal compounds in vitro as well as in symbiosis with the host plant that can reduce root diseases. The objective of this study was to isolate antifungal compounds from culture filtrate of Paxillus sp. 60/92, which can form mycorrhizas with Picea glehnii seedlings. Culture filtrate of Paxillus sp. 60/92 showed antifungal activity against Pythium vexans at pH 3-4 but not at pH 5-10, although sterile MMN-b liquid medium (pH 3-10) did not show antifungal activity. Upon separation of antifungal compounds in the culture filtrate, antifungal activity was detected in the organic acid and water-soluble phenolics fractions adjusted to pH 3. Although antifungal activity of individual fractions was lower than that of the culture filtrate, a mixture of these fractions showed antifungal activity similar to that of the culture filtrate. Furthermore, antifungal activity of oxalic acid, which is known to be produced by Paxillus involutus, was increased by mixing with the water-soluble phenolic fraction. Our findings indicate that Paxillus sp. 60/92 produces organic acids and water-soluble phenolics that together show antifungal activity at pH 3-4 against P. vexans.
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- Keiko Yamaji
- Forest and Forest Products Research Institute, Tohoku Research Center, 92-25 Aza Nabeyashiki, Simokuriyagawa, 020-0123, Morioka, Japan.
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Whipps JM. Prospects and limitations for mycorrhizas in biocontrol of root pathogens. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1139/b04-082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 312] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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More than 80 disease biocontrol products are on the market worldwide, but none of these contain mycor rhizal fungi. This is despite ample evidence that both arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and ectomycorrhizal fungi can control a number of plant diseases. A procedure for successful development of disease biocontrol agents in general is used as a background to examine the potential for achieving commercial mycorrhizal biocontrol agents. This includes (i) selection and screening; (ii) characterization involving identification, studies of modes of action and ecophysiology, as well as inoculum production, formulation, application and shelf life; (iii) registration. The last stage is problematic for mycorrhizal fungi, as currently they can be sold as plant growth promoters without any form of costly registration, even though in some instances they may actually function to some extent through biocontrol activity. The significance of this approach is discussed, and some possible ways of enhancing biocontrol by mycorrhizas are considered.Key words: arbuscular mycorrhizas, ectomycorrhizas, biological disease control, soilborne pathogens, modes of action, ecology.
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Sen R. Multitrophic interactions between a Rhizoctonia sp. and mycorrhizal fungi affect Scots pine seedling performance in nursery soil. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2001; 152:543-553. [PMID: 33862988 DOI: 10.1046/j.0028-646x.2001.00265.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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• Interspecific variation in ectomycorrhizal fungal (ECMF) control of a root pathogenic uninucleate Rhizoctonia sp. (UnR) was identified in vitro and in planta. • Fungal-fungal and host-fungal interactions were assessed in direct confrontation and cell-free assays, the rhizosphere of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) seedling radicles and seedling mycorrhizospheres developed in N-limited nursery soil. • Isolates of Suillus bovinus inhibited UnR growth although no agar-diffusable fungicidal activity was detected. Presence of nonsymbiotic ECMF mycelia did not prevent UnR colonization of radicle apices and the onset of damping-off symptoms. Seedlings hosting S. bovinus mycorrhizas and extensive extramatrical mycelium showed vigorous and healthy shoot growth after a 168-d UnR challenge. Root biomass of Wilcoxina mikolae and Paxillus involutus colonized seedlings were negatively affected by both low soil nutrient status and UnR exposure. However, UnR was isolated from long and mycorrhizal short roots in all ECMF coinoculation treatments. • The differential responses highlight multitrophic host-fungal interaction dynamics that require further characterization in the development of 'efficient' UnR biological control solutions utilizing mycorrhizal fungal inoculants.
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- Robin Sen
- Division of General Microbiology, Department of Biosciences, Viikki Biocentre (Viikinkaari 9), PO Box 56, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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Cullings K, Makhija S. Ectomycorrhizal fungal associates of Pinus contorta in soils associated with a hot spring in Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Appl Environ Microbiol 2001; 67:5538-43. [PMID: 11722904 PMCID: PMC93341 DOI: 10.1128/aem.67.12.5538-5543.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2001] [Accepted: 09/27/2001] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Molecular methods and comparisons of fruiting patterns (i.e., presence or absence of fungal fruiting bodies in different soil types) were used to determine ectomycorrhizal (EM) associates of Pinus contorta in soils associated with a thermal soil classified as ultra-acidic to extremely acidic (pH 2 to 4). EM were sampled by obtaining 36 soil cores from six paired plots (three cores each) of both thermal soils and forest soils directly adjacent to the thermal area. Fruiting bodies (mushrooms) were collected for molecular identification and to compare fruiting body (above-ground) diversity to below-ground diversity. Our results indicate (i) that there were significant decreases in both the level of EM infection (130 +/- 22 EM root tips/core in forest soil; 68 +/- 22 EM root tips/core in thermal soil) and EM fungal species richness (4.0 +/- 0.5 species/core in forest soil; 1.2 +/- 0.2 species/core in thermal soil) in soils associated with the thermal feature; (ii) that the EM mycota of thermal soils was comprised of a small set of dominant species and included very few rare species, while the EM mycota of forest soils contained a few dominant species and several rare EM fungal species; (iii) that Dermocybe phoenecius and a species of Inocybe, which was rare in forest soils, were the dominant EM fungal species in thermal soils; (iv) that other than the single Inocybe species, there was no overlap in the EM fungal communities of the forest and thermal soils; and (v) that the fungal species forming the majority of the above-ground fruiting structures in thermal soils (Pisolithus tinctorius, which is commonly used in remediation of acid soils) was not detected on a single EM root tip in either type of soil. Thus, P. tinctorius may have a different role in these thermal soils. Our results suggest that this species may not perform well in remediation of all acid soils and that factors such as pH, soil temperature, and soil chemistry may interact to influence EM fungal community structure. In addition, we identified at least one new species with potential for use in remediation of hot acidic soil.
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- K Cullings
- NASA-Ames Research Center, and San Francisco State University, c/o NASA-Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California 94035, USA.
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Cullings KW, Vogler DR, Parker VT, Finley SK. Ectomycorrhizal specificity patterns in a mixed Pinus contorta and Picea engelmannii forest in Yellowstone National Park. Appl Environ Microbiol 2000; 66:4988-91. [PMID: 11055953 PMCID: PMC92409 DOI: 10.1128/aem.66.11.4988-4991.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2000] [Accepted: 08/31/2000] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We used molecular genetic methods to test two hypotheses, (i) that host plant specificity among ectomycorrhizal fungi would be common in a closed-canopy, mixed Pinus contorta-Picea engelmannii forest in Yellowstone National Park and (ii) that specificity would be more common in the early successional tree species, P. contorta, than in the invader, P. engelmannii. We identified 28 ectomycorrhizal fungal species collected from 27 soil cores. The proportion of P. engelmannii to P. contorta ectomycorrhizae was nearly equal (52 and 48%, respectively). Of the 28 fungal species, 18 composed greater than 95% of the fungal community. No species was associated exclusively with P. contorta, but four species, each found in only one core, and one species found in two cores were associated exclusively with P. engelmannii. These fungi composed less than 5% of the total ectomycorrhizae. Thus, neither hypothesis was supported, and hypothesized benefits of ectomycorrhizal specificity to both trees and fungi probably do not exist in this system.
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- K W Cullings
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California 94035-1000, USA
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Baxter JW, Pickett STA, Carreiro MM, Dighton J. Ectomycorrhizal diversity and community structure in oak forest stands exposed to contrasting anthropogenic impacts. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.1139/b99-039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We compared the ectomycorrhizal community structure of oak forest stands located in either an urban or a rural area. Urban stands had higher N deposition rates, soil heavy metal levels, and earthworm counts than rural stands. Ectomycorrhizal types were quantified on roots of mature oak (Quercus) in soil cores and on Quercus rubra L. seedlings grown in soil cores in the glasshouse. Twenty-six ectomycorrhizal types were distinguished on mature oak in rural soils versus 16 in urban soils. Nine ectomycorrhizal types were distinguished on Q. rubra seedlings grown in rural soils versus seven in urban soils. Despite fewer ectomycorrhizal types in urban soils, richness of ectomycorrhizal types per centimetre fine root of mature oak or Q. rubra seedlings did not differ between urban and rural soils. Ectomycorrhizal colonization (ectomycorrhizal tips/m fine root) was lower in urban than rural soil cores but higher on Q. rubra seedlings grown in urban versus rural soils. Fine root length per unit soil volume was higher in urban than rural stands. No difference in fine root length was observed between Q. rubra seedlings grown in urban and rural soils. These differences in ectomycorrhizal community structure between the urban and rural stands are likely due to anthropogenic impacts.Key words: air pollution, anthropogenic impacts, community structure, diversity, ectomycorrhiza, Quercus rubra.
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Terashima Y. Carbon and nitrogen utilization and acid production by mycelia of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Tricholoma bakamatsutake in vitro. MYCOSCIENCE 1999. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02465673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Olsson PÃA, Wallander HÃ. Interactions between ectomycorrhizal fungi and the bacterial community in soils amended with various primary minerals. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 1998. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.1998.tb00537.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Olsson PÃA, Chalot M, Bååth E, Finlay RD, Söderström B. Ectomycorrhizal mycelia reduce bacterial activity in a sandy soil. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 1996. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.1996.tb00335.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Dutton MV, Evans CS. Oxalate production by fungi: its role in pathogenicity and ecology in the soil environment. Can J Microbiol 1996. [DOI: 10.1139/m96-114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 446] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Oxalate secretion by fungi provides many advantages for their growth and colonization of substrates. The role of oxalic acid in pathogenesis is through acidification of host tissues and sequestration of calcium from host cell walls. The formation of calcium oxalate crystals weakens the cell walls, thereby allowing polygalacturonase to effect degradation more rapidly in a synergistic response. There is good correlation between pathogenesis, virulence, and oxalic acid secretion. Solubility of soil nutrients is achieved by soil-living species, when cations freed by oxalate diffusing in clay layers increases the effective solubility of Al and Fe. Oxalate retained in hyphal mats of mycorrhizal species increases phosphate and sulphate availability. The formation of calcium oxalate crystals provides a reservoir of calcium in the ecosystem. The ability of oxalate to bind divalent cations permits detoxification of copper, particularly evident in wood preserved with copper salts. Oxalate plays a unique role in lignocellulose degradation by wood-rotting basidiomycetes, acting as a low molecular mass agent initiating decay. In addition, in white-rot fungi oxalate acts as a potential electron donor for lignin-peroxidase catalysed reduction and chelates manganese, allowing the dissolution of Mn3+from the manganese–enzyme complex and thus stimulating extracellular manganese peroxidase activity. The biosynthesis and degradation of oxalate are discussed.Key words: oxalic acid, calcium oxalate, pathogenicity, fungi.
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Terashima Y. Change in medium components and colony morphology due to mycelial growth of ectomycorrhizal fungus Tricholoma bakamatsutake. MYCOSCIENCE 1994. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02318493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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