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Poli A, Zanellati A, Piano E, Biagioli F, Coleine C, Nicolosi G, Selbmann L, Isaia M, Prigione V, Varese GC. Cultivable fungal diversity in two karstic caves in Italy: under-investigated habitats as source of putative novel taxa. Sci Rep 2024; 14:4164. [PMID: 38378919 PMCID: PMC10879487 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-54548-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
Abstract
Microbial diversity of caves is largely understudied and its possible applications are still unknown. Autochthonous fungi, in particular, may have the potential to biomineralize metals and may be used as promising agents for bioremediation of polluted sites; thus, unearthing the fungal diversity in hypogean ecosystems is nowadays of utmost importance. To start addressing this knowledge gap, the cultivable mycobiota of two neighbouring caves-one natural and one exploited for touristic purposes-were characterised and compared by studying fungi isolated from sediments collected at increasing distances from the entrance. Overall, 250 fungal isolates ascribable to 69 taxa (mainly Ascomycota) were found, a high percentage of which was reported in caves for the first time. The sediments of the touristic cave displayed a richer and more diversified community in comparison with the natural one, possibly due to visitors carrying propagules or organic material. Considering that these environments are still poorly explored, chances to detect new fungal lineages are not negligible.
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Grants
- 2017HTXT2R Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca
- 2017HTXT2R Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca
- 2017HTXT2R Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca
- 2017HTXT2R Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca
- 2017HTXT2R Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca
- 2017HTXT2R Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca
- 2017HTXT2R Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca
- 2017HTXT2R Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca
- 2017HTXT2R Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca
- 2017HTXT2R Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca
- IR0000005 European Commission - NextGenerationEU
- IR0000005 European Commission - NextGenerationEU
- IR0000005 European Commission - NextGenerationEU
- Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca
- European Commission – NextGenerationEU
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Affiliation(s)
- A Poli
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, University of Torino, Viale Mattioli 25, 10100, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, University of Torino, Viale Mattioli 25, 10100, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Largo Dell'Università, 01100, Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Largo Dell'Università, 01100, Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Largo Dell'Università, 01100, Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, University of Torino, Viale Mattioli 25, 10100, Torino, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, University of Torino, Viale Mattioli 25, 10100, Torino, Italy
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Selbmann L, Benkő Z, Coleine C, de Hoog S, Donati C, Druzhinina I, Emri T, Ettinger CL, Gladfelter AS, Gorbushina AA, Grigoriev IV, Grube M, Gunde-Cimerman N, Karányi ZÁ, Kocsis B, Kubressoian T, Miklós I, Miskei M, Muggia L, Northen T, Novak-Babič M, Pennacchio C, Pfliegler WP, Pòcsi I, Prigione V, Riquelme M, Segata N, Schumacher J, Shelest E, Sterflinger K, Tesei D, U’Ren JM, Varese GC, Vázquez-Campos X, Vicente VA, Souza EM, Zalar P, Walker AK, Stajich JE. Shed Light in the DaRk LineagES of the Fungal Tree of Life-STRES. Life (Basel) 2020; 10:life10120362. [PMID: 33352712 PMCID: PMC7767062 DOI: 10.3390/life10120362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
The polyphyletic group of black fungi within the Ascomycota (Arthoniomycetes, Dothideomycetes, and Eurotiomycetes) is ubiquitous in natural and anthropogenic habitats. Partly because of their dark, melanin-based pigmentation, black fungi are resistant to stresses including UV- and ionizing-radiation, heat and desiccation, toxic metals, and organic pollutants. Consequently, they are amongst the most stunning extremophiles and poly-extreme-tolerant organisms on Earth. Even though ca. 60 black fungal genomes have been sequenced to date, [mostly in the family Herpotrichiellaceae (Eurotiomycetes)], the class Dothideomycetes that hosts the largest majority of extremophiles has only been sparsely sampled. By sequencing up to 92 species that will become reference genomes, the “Shed light in The daRk lineagES of the fungal tree of life” (STRES) project will cover a broad collection of black fungal diversity spread throughout the Fungal Tree of Life. Interestingly, the STRES project will focus on mostly unsampled genera that display different ecologies and life-styles (e.g., ant- and lichen-associated fungi, rock-inhabiting fungi, etc.). With a resequencing strategy of 10- to 15-fold depth coverage of up to ~550 strains, numerous new reference genomes will be established. To identify metabolites and functional processes, these new genomic resources will be enriched with metabolomics analyses coupled with transcriptomics experiments on selected species under various stress conditions (salinity, dryness, UV radiation, oligotrophy). The data acquired will serve as a reference and foundation for establishing an encyclopedic database for fungal metagenomics as well as the biology, evolution, and ecology of the fungi in extreme environments.
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- Laura Selbmann
- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy;
- Section of Mycology, Italian National Antarctic Museum (MNA), 16121 Genoa, Italy
- Correspondence: (L.S.); (J.E.S.); Tel.: +39-0761-357012 (L.S.); +1-951-827-2363 (J.E.S.)
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (Z.B.); (T.E.); (B.K.); (W.P.P.); (I.P.)
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy;
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- Center of Expertise in Mycology of Radboud University Medical Center, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, 6532 Nijmegen, The Netherlands;
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- Fondazione Edmund Mach, 38010 San Michele all’Adige, Italy;
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China;
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (Z.B.); (T.E.); (B.K.); (W.P.P.); (I.P.)
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- Genome Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA;
- Microbiology & Plant Pathology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA;
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA;
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- Department of Materials and Environment, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), 10115 Berlin, Germany; (A.A.G.); (J.S.)
- Department of Earth Sciences & Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Freie Universität, Berlin 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; (I.V.G.); (T.N.); (C.P.)
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Institute of Biology, University of Graz, Graz A-8010, Austria;
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- Department Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (N.G.-C.); (M.N.-B.); (P.Z.)
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (Z.B.); (T.E.); (B.K.); (W.P.P.); (I.P.)
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- Microbiology & Plant Pathology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA;
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- Department of Genetics and Applied Microbiology, Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34121 Trieste, Italy;
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; (I.V.G.); (T.N.); (C.P.)
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- Department Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (N.G.-C.); (M.N.-B.); (P.Z.)
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; (I.V.G.); (T.N.); (C.P.)
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (Z.B.); (T.E.); (B.K.); (W.P.P.); (I.P.)
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (Z.B.); (T.E.); (B.K.); (W.P.P.); (I.P.)
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- Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy; (V.P.); (G.C.V.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Baja California 22980, Mexico;
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- Department CIBIO, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy;
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- Department of Materials and Environment, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), 10115 Berlin, Germany; (A.A.G.); (J.S.)
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- Centre for Enzyme Innovation, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2UP, UK;
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- Institute of Natural Sciences and Technology in the Arts, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Vienna 22180, Austria;
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna 22180, Austria;
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering and BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA;
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- Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy; (V.P.); (G.C.V.)
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2006, Australia;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Paraná, Paraná E3100, Brazil; (V.A.V.); (E.M.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Paraná, Paraná E3100, Brazil; (V.A.V.); (E.M.S.)
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- Department Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (N.G.-C.); (M.N.-B.); (P.Z.)
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- Department of Biology, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, Canada;
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- Microbiology & Plant Pathology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA;
- Correspondence: (L.S.); (J.E.S.); Tel.: +39-0761-357012 (L.S.); +1-951-827-2363 (J.E.S.)
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Marchese P, Garzoli L, Gnavi G, O'Connell E, Bouraoui A, Mehiri M, Murphy JM, Varese GC. Diversity and bioactivity of fungi associated with the marine sea cucumber Holothuria poli: disclosing the strains potential for biomedical applications. J Appl Microbiol 2020; 129:612-625. [PMID: 32274883 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Revised: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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AIMS Identification of the mycobiota associated to the marine echinoderm Holothuria poli and investigation of cytotoxic and pro-osteogenic potential of isolated strains. METHODS AND RESULTS Fungal strains were isolated from the animal's body-wall, intestine and faeces. The species identification was based on DNA barcoding and morphophysiological observations. Forty-seven species were identified, all are Ascomycota and mainly belonging to Aspergillus and Penicillium genera. Sixteen strains were grown on three media for chemical extraction. Cytotoxic activity was tested on a hepatic cancer cell line (HepG2), the cells viability was evaluated after treatment using a resazurin based assay (AlamarBlue). Pro-osteogenic activity was tested on human Mesenchymal stem cell, differentiation was measured as the alkaline phosphatase production through reaction with p-nitrophenylphosphate or as the cells ability to mineralize calcium using a colorimetric kit (StanBio). Cytotoxic activity was recorded for four fungal species while five of 48 extracts highlighted bioactivity towards human mesenchymal stem cells. CONCLUSIONS The presence of relevant animal-associated mycobiota was observed in H. poli and selected strains showed cytotoxic potential and pro-osteogenic activity. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Our work represents the first report of a Mediterranean Sea cucumber mycobiota and highlights the isolates potential to synthetize compounds of pharmaceutical interest for regenerative medicine.
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- P Marchese
- Regenerative Medicine Institute, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.,Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Genomics and Screening Core, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Laboratoire de dévelopement chimique, galénique et pharmacologique des médicaments, Universite de Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Marine Natural Products Team, Institute of Chemistry of Nice, University Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
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- Regenerative Medicine Institute, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Nerva L, Forgia M, Ciuffo M, Chitarra W, Chiapello M, Vallino M, Varese GC, Turina M. The mycovirome of a fungal collection from the sea cucumber Holothuria polii. Virus Res 2019; 273:197737. [PMID: 31479695 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2019.197737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Holothuria polii is a marine animal with an important ecological and economic impact. In the present study we analysed the presence of mycoviruses associated to fungi that were isolated from different H. polii tissues. Among the 48 fungal isolates analysed we identified 10 viruses in 8 strains belonging to 7 fungal species. Five out of nine viruses have a dsRNA genome: three of them belong to the Partitiviridae family, one belongs to a still undefined clade of bipartite viruses and the last one belongs to the Chrysoviridae family. We also identified two viruses belonging to a recently proposed new mycovirus taxon named polymycovirus. Two viruses belong to the positive single stranded RNA clade: one falls into the new Botourmiaviridae family, specifically in the Magoulivirus genus, and the other one falls into a still undefined clade phylogenetically related to tombusviruses. Finally, we also identified a virus with a negative stranded RNA genome showing similarity to a group of viruses recently proposed as a new family of mycoviruses in the order Bunyavirales. A bioinformatics approach comparing two datasets of contigs containing two closely related mycobunyaviruses allowed us to identify putative nucleocapsids (Nc) and non-structural (Ns) associated proteins. The GenBank/eMBL/DDBJ accession numbers of the sequences reported in this paper are: PRJNA432529, MG913290, MG913291, MG887747, MG887748, MG887749, MG887750, MG887751, MG887752, MG887753, MG887754, MG887755, MG887756, MG887757, MG887758, MG887759, MG887760, MG887761, MG887762, MG887763, MG887764, MG887765, MG887766, MG887767, MH271211, MN163273, MN163274.
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- L Nerva
- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Torino, Italy; Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology, CREA, Via XXVIII Aprile 26, 31015 Conegliano, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Torino, Italy; Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis (MUT), Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Viale Mattioli 25, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Torino, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Torino, Italy; Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology, CREA, Via XXVIII Aprile 26, 31015 Conegliano, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Torino, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Torino, Italy
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- Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis (MUT), Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Viale Mattioli 25, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Torino, Italy.
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Nerva L, Chitarra W, Siciliano I, Gaiotti F, Ciuffo M, Forgia M, Varese GC, Turina M. Mycoviruses mediate mycotoxin regulation in Aspergillus ochraceus. Environ Microbiol 2019. [PMID: 30289193 DOI: 10.111/1462-2920.14436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
Abstract
To date, no demonstration of a direct correlation between the presence of mycoviruses and the quantitative or qualitative modulation of mycotoxins has been shown. In our study, we transfected a virus-free ochratoxin A (OTA)-producing isolate of Aspergillus ochraceus with purified mycoviruses from a different A. ochraceus isolate and from Penicillium aurantiogriseum. Among the mycoviruses tested, only Aspergillus ochraceus virus (AoV), a partitivirus widespread in A. ochraceus, caused a specific interaction that led to an overproduction of OTA, which is regulated by the European Commission and is the second most important contaminant of food and feed commodities. Gene expression analysis failed to reveal a specific viral upregulation of the mRNA of genes considered to play a role in the OTA biosynthetic pathway. Furthermore, AoOTApks1, a polyketide synthase gene considered essential for OTA production, is surprisingly absent in the genome of our OTA-producing isolate. The possible biological and evolutionary implications of the mycoviral regulation of mycotoxin production are discussed.
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- L Nerva
- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics - Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology CREA-VE, Via XXVIII Aprile 26, 31015, Conegliano (TV), Italy
- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135, Torino, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics - Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology CREA-VE, Via XXVIII Aprile 26, 31015, Conegliano (TV), Italy
- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135, Torino, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics - Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology CREA-VE, Via XXVIII Aprile 26, 31015, Conegliano (TV), Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics - Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology CREA-VE, Via XXVIII Aprile 26, 31015, Conegliano (TV), Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135, Torino, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135, Torino, Italy
- Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis (MUT), Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Viale Mattioli 25, 10125, Torino, Italy
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- Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis (MUT), Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Viale Mattioli 25, 10125, Torino, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135, Torino, Italy
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Bovio E, Garzoli L, Poli A, Luganini A, Villa P, Musumeci R, McCormack GP, Cocuzza CE, Gribaudo G, Mehiri M, Varese GC. Marine Fungi from the Sponge Grantia compressa: Biodiversity, Chemodiversity, and Biotechnological Potential. Mar Drugs 2019; 17:E220. [PMID: 30978942 PMCID: PMC6520677 DOI: 10.3390/md17040220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The emergence of antibiotic resistance and viruses with high epidemic potential made unexplored marine environments an appealing target source for new metabolites. Marine fungi represent one of the most suitable sources for the discovery of new compounds. Thus, the aim of this work was (i) to isolate and identify fungi associated with the Atlantic sponge Grantia compressa; (ii) to study the fungal metabolites by applying the OSMAC approach (one strain; many compounds); (iii) to test fungal compounds for their antimicrobial activities. Twenty-one fungal strains (17 taxa) were isolated from G. compressa. The OSMAC approach revealed an astonishing metabolic diversity in the marine fungus Eurotium chevalieri MUT 2316, from which 10 compounds were extracted, isolated, and characterized. All metabolites were tested against viruses and bacteria (reference and multidrug-resistant strains). Dihydroauroglaucin completely inhibited the replication of influenza A virus; as for herpes simplex virus 1, total inhibition of replication was observed for both physcion and neoechinulin D. Six out of 10 compounds were active against Gram-positive bacteria with isodihydroauroglaucin being the most promising compound (minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) 4-64 µg/mL) with bactericidal activity. Overall, G. compressa proved to be an outstanding source of fungal diversity. Marine fungi were capable of producing different metabolites; in particular, the compounds isolated from E. chevalieri showed promising bioactivity against well-known and emerging pathogens.
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- Elena Bovio
- Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Viale Mattioli 25, 10125 Turin, Italy.
- University Nice Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Nice Institute of Chemistry, UMR 7272, Marine Natural Products Team, 60103 Nice, France.
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- Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Viale Mattioli 25, 10125 Turin, Italy.
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- Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Viale Mattioli 25, 10125 Turin, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123 Turin, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology and Virology, Department of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology and Virology, Department of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy.
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- Zoology, Ryan Institute, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway H91 TK33, Ireland.
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology and Virology, Department of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123 Turin, Italy.
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- University Nice Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Nice Institute of Chemistry, UMR 7272, Marine Natural Products Team, 60103 Nice, France.
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- Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Viale Mattioli 25, 10125 Turin, Italy.
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Spini G, Spina F, Poli A, Blieux AL, Regnier T, Gramellini C, Varese GC, Puglisi E. Molecular and Microbiological Insights on the Enrichment Procedures for the Isolation of Petroleum Degrading Bacteria and Fungi. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2543. [PMID: 30425689 PMCID: PMC6218658 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Autochthonous bioaugmentation, by exploiting the indigenous microorganisms of the contaminated environment to be treated, can represent a successful bioremediation strategy. In this perspective, we have assessed by molecular methods the evolution of bacterial and fungal communities during the selective enrichment on different pollutants of a soil strongly polluted by mixtures of aliphatic and polycyclic hydrocarbons. Three consecutive enrichments were carried out on soil samples from different soil depths (0-1, 1-2, 2-3 m), and analyzed at each step by means of high-throughput sequencing of bacterial and fungal amplicons biomarkers. At the end of the enrichments, bacterial and fungal contaminants degrading strains were isolated and identified in order to (i) compare the composition of enriched communities by culture-dependent and culture-independent molecular methods and to (ii) obtain a collection of hydrocarbon degrading microorganisms potentially exploitable for soil bioremediation. Molecular results highlighted that for both bacteria and fungi the pollutant had a partial shaping effect on the enriched communities, with paraffin creating distinct enriched bacterial community from oil, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons generally overlapping; interestingly neither the soil depth or the enrichment step had significant effects on the composition of the final enriched communities. Molecular analyses well-agreed with culture-dependent analyses in terms of most abundant microbial genera. A total of 95 bacterial and 94 fungal strains were isolated after selective enrichment procedure on different pollutants. On the whole, isolated bacteria where manly ascribed to Pseudomonas genus followed by Sphingobacterium, Bacillus, Stenothrophomonas, Achromobacter, and Serratia. As for fungi, Fusarium was the most abundant genus followed by Trichoderma and Aspergillus. The species comprising more isolates, such as Pseudomonas putida, Achromobacter xylosoxidans and Ochromobactrum anthropi for bacteria, Fusarium oxysporum and Fusarium solani for fungi, were also the dominant OTUs assessed in Illumina.
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- Giulia Spini
- Department for Sustainable Food Processes, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Food Processes, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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Nerva L, Chitarra W, Siciliano I, Gaiotti F, Ciuffo M, Forgia M, Varese GC, Turina M. Mycoviruses mediate mycotoxin regulation in Aspergillus ochraceus. Environ Microbiol 2018; 21:1957-1968. [PMID: 30289193 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Revised: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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To date, no demonstration of a direct correlation between the presence of mycoviruses and the quantitative or qualitative modulation of mycotoxins has been shown. In our study, we transfected a virus-free ochratoxin A (OTA)-producing isolate of Aspergillus ochraceus with purified mycoviruses from a different A. ochraceus isolate and from Penicillium aurantiogriseum. Among the mycoviruses tested, only Aspergillus ochraceus virus (AoV), a partitivirus widespread in A. ochraceus, caused a specific interaction that led to an overproduction of OTA, which is regulated by the European Commission and is the second most important contaminant of food and feed commodities. Gene expression analysis failed to reveal a specific viral upregulation of the mRNA of genes considered to play a role in the OTA biosynthetic pathway. Furthermore, AoOTApks1, a polyketide synthase gene considered essential for OTA production, is surprisingly absent in the genome of our OTA-producing isolate. The possible biological and evolutionary implications of the mycoviral regulation of mycotoxin production are discussed.
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- L Nerva
- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics - Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology CREA-VE, Via XXVIII Aprile 26, 31015, Conegliano (TV), Italy.,Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135, Torino, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics - Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology CREA-VE, Via XXVIII Aprile 26, 31015, Conegliano (TV), Italy.,Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135, Torino, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics - Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology CREA-VE, Via XXVIII Aprile 26, 31015, Conegliano (TV), Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics - Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology CREA-VE, Via XXVIII Aprile 26, 31015, Conegliano (TV), Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135, Torino, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135, Torino, Italy.,Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis (MUT), Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Viale Mattioli 25, 10125, Torino, Italy
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- Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis (MUT), Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Viale Mattioli 25, 10125, Torino, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135, Torino, Italy
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Here we describe the protocols to characterize the virome associated to fungi isolated from marine organisms assessed on the seagrass Posidonia oceanica and on the marine animal Holothuria poli. We provide detailed protocols for fungal isolation, fungal growth, and total RNA extraction. Ribosomal RNA depletion, cDNA library synthesis and normalization, and sequencing runs on different platforms are part of the protocols that are generally outsourced and therefore are not described in this chapter. We describe, instead, how raw reads are assembled into contigs and how to search for putative viral sequences. Furthermore, we detail qualitative checks to infer the existence of the virus as a replicative biological entity.
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- Luca Nerva
- Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, CNR, Torino, Italy
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis (MUT), University of Turin, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis (MUT), University of Turin, Torino, Italy
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- Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, CNR, Torino, Italy.
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Nerva L, Varese GC, Falk BW, Turina M. Mycoviruses of an endophytic fungus can replicate in plant cells: evolutionary implications. Sci Rep 2017; 7:1908. [PMID: 28507331 PMCID: PMC5432518 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02017-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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So far there is no record of a specific virus able to infect both fungal and plant hosts in nature. However, experimental evidence shows that some plant virus RdRPs are able to perform replication in trans of genomic or DI RNAs in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Furthermore, tobacco mosaic virus was recently shown to replicate in a filamentous ascomycetous fungus. Thus, at least experimentally, some plant viruses can infect some fungi. Endophytic fungi have been reported from many plants and several of these fungi have been shown to contain viruses. Here we tested if mycoviruses derived from a marine plant endophyte can replicate in plant cells. For this purpose, we used partially purified viral particles from isolate MUT4330 of Penicillium aurantiogriseum var. viridicatum which harbors six virus species, some having dsRNA and some positive-strand ssRNA genomes. These were transfected into three distinct plant protoplast cell systems. Time-course analysis of absolute RNA accumulation provided for the first time evidence that viruses of two species belonging to the Partitiviridae and Totiviridae families, can replicate in plant cells without evidence of host adaptation, i.e, changes in their nucleotide sequence.
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- L Nerva
- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135, Torino, Italy
- Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis (MUT), Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Viale Mattioli 25, 10125, Torino, Italy
- Plant Pathology Department, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis (MUT), Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Viale Mattioli 25, 10125, Torino, Italy
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- Plant Pathology Department, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135, Torino, Italy.
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Schilirò T, Spina F, Cordero C, Ridolfo T, Bicchi C, Varese GC, Gilli G. Bio-removal of estrogenic activity in municipal wastewaters. Eur J Public Health 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv174.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Gnavi G, Ercole E, Panno L, Vizzini A, Varese GC. Dothideomycetes and Leotiomycetes sterile mycelia isolated from the Italian seagrass Posidonia oceanica based on rDNA data. Springerplus 2014; 3:508. [PMID: 25279300 PMCID: PMC4179639 DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2014] [Accepted: 08/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Marine fungi represent a group of organisms extremely important from an ecological and biotechnological point of view, but often still neglected. In this work, an in-depth analysis on the systematic and the phylogenetic position of 21 sterile mycelia, isolated from Posidonia oceanica, was performed. The molecular (ITS and LSU sequences) analysis showed that several of them are putative new species belonging to three orders in the Ascomycota phylum: Pleosporales, Capnodiales and Helotiales. Phylogenetic analyses were performed using Bayesian Inference and Maximum Likelihood approaches. Seven sterile mycelia belong to the genera firstly reported from marine environments. The bioinformatic analysis allowed to identify five sterile mycelia at species level and nine at genus level. Some of the analyzed sterile mycelia could belong to new lineages of marine fungi.
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- Giorgio Gnavi
- />Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis (M.U.T.), Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology (DBIOS), University of Turin, Viale Mattioli, 25, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- />Systematic Mycology Lab, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology (DBIOS), University of Turin, Viale P.A. Mattioli, 25, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- />Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis (M.U.T.), Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology (DBIOS), University of Turin, Viale Mattioli, 25, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- />Systematic Mycology Lab, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology (DBIOS), University of Turin, Viale P.A. Mattioli, 25, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- />Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis (M.U.T.), Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology (DBIOS), University of Turin, Viale Mattioli, 25, 10125 Turin, Italy
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Zanaroli G, Di Toro S, Todaro D, Varese GC, Bertolotto A, Fava F. Characterization of two diesel fuel degrading microbial consortia enriched from a non acclimated, complex source of microorganisms. Microb Cell Fact 2010; 9:10. [PMID: 20158909 PMCID: PMC2830956 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-9-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2009] [Accepted: 02/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The bioremediation of soils impacted by diesel fuels is very often limited by the lack of indigenous microflora with the required broad substrate specificity. In such cases, the soil inoculation with cultures with the desired catabolic capabilities (bioaugmentation) is an essential option. The use of consortia of microorganisms obtained from rich sources of microbes (e.g., sludges, composts, manure) via enrichment (i.e., serial growth transfers) on the polluting hydrocarbons would provide bioremediation enhancements more robust and reproducible than those achieved with specialized pure cultures or tailored combinations (co-cultures) of them, together with none or minor risks of soil loading with unrelated or pathogenic allocthonous microorganisms. RESULTS In this work, two microbial consortia, i.e., ENZ-G1 and ENZ-G2, were enriched from ENZYVEBA (a complex commercial source of microorganisms) on Diesel (G1) and HiQ Diesel (G2), respectively, and characterized in terms of microbial composition and hydrocarbon biodegradation capability and specificity. ENZ-G1 and ENZ-G2 exhibited a comparable and remarkable biodegradation capability and specificity towards n-C10 to n-C24 linear paraffins by removing about 90% of 1 g l-1 of diesel fuel applied after 10 days of aerobic shaken flask batch culture incubation at 30 degrees C. Cultivation dependent and independent approaches evidenced that both consortia consist of bacteria belonging to the genera Chryseobacterium, Acinetobacter, Psudomonas, Stenotrophomonas, Alcaligenes and Gordonia along with the fungus Trametes gibbosa. However, only the fungus was found to grow and remarkably biodegrade G1 and G2 hydrocarbons under the same conditions. The biodegradation activity and specificity and the microbial composition of ENZ-G1 and ENZ-G2 did not significantly change after cryopreservation and storage at -20 degrees C for several months. CONCLUSIONS ENZ-G1 and ENZ-G2 are very similar highly enriched consortia of bacteria and a fungus capable of extensively degrading a broad range of the hydrocarbons mainly composing diesel fuels. Given their remarkable biodegradation potential, stability and resistance to cryopreservation, both consortia appear very interesting candidates for bioaugmentation operations on Diesel fuel impacted soils and sites.
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- Giulio Zanaroli
- DICASM, Faculty of Engineering, University of Bologna, via Terracini 28, 40131 Bologna, Italy
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- DICASM, Faculty of Engineering, University of Bologna, via Terracini 28, 40131 Bologna, Italy
- MARCOPOLO ENGINEERING Spa, via XI Settembre 37, 12011 Borgo San Dalmazzo (CN), Italy
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- MARCOPOLO ENGINEERING Spa, via XI Settembre 37, 12011 Borgo San Dalmazzo (CN), Italy
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of Torino, Viale Mattioli 25, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- MARCOPOLO ENGINEERING Spa, via XI Settembre 37, 12011 Borgo San Dalmazzo (CN), Italy
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- DICASM, Faculty of Engineering, University of Bologna, via Terracini 28, 40131 Bologna, Italy
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Voyron S, Roussel S, Munaut F, Varese GC, Ginepro M, Declerck S, Filipello Marchisio V. Vitality and genetic fidelity of white-rot fungi mycelia following different methods of preservation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 113:1027-38. [PMID: 19540916 DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2009.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2008] [Revised: 04/22/2009] [Accepted: 06/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Samuele Voyron
- University of Turin, Department of Plant Biology, Viale P.A. Mattioli 25, 10125 Torino, Italy.
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Anastasi A, Coppola T, Prigione V, Varese GC. Pyrene degradation and detoxification in soil by a consortium of basidiomycetes isolated from compost: role of laccases and peroxidases. J Hazard Mater 2009; 165:1229-1233. [PMID: 19010597 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2008] [Revised: 10/03/2008] [Accepted: 10/04/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A consortium of three basidiomycetes isolated from compost was investigated for pyrene degradation in soil microcosms. Pyrene concentration, glucose and ammonium evolution, moisture content, ligninolytic enzyme activities and phytotoxicity (germination index) on Lepidium sativum L. seeds were monitored. The fungal consortium grown on straw was found able to efficiently colonize soil and remove about 56 out of 100 mg kg(-1) of soil dry weight of pyrene in 28 days; in the meantime the germination index increased indicating a reduction of phytotoxicity. A glucose supply after 2 weeks was found useful to ensure fungal growth and activity; maintenance of moisture content below 70% allowed a good aeration of the system and improved degradation rates. Enzymatic assays showed that laccase and manganese independent peroxidase activity could have played a role in the degradation process.
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- Antonella Anastasi
- Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy
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Tigini V, Prigione V, Di Toro S, Fava F, Varese GC. Isolation and characterisation of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) degrading fungi from a historically contaminated soil. Microb Cell Fact 2009; 8:5. [PMID: 19138404 PMCID: PMC2636759 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-8-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2008] [Accepted: 01/12/2009] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are widespread toxic pollutants. Bioremediation might be an effective, cost competitive and environment-friendly solution for remediating environmental matrices contaminated by PCBs but it is still unsatisfactory, mostly for the limited biodegradation potential of bacteria involved in the processes. Very little is known about mitosporic fungi potential in PCB bioremediation and their occurrence in actual site historically contaminated soils. In the present study, we characterised the native mycoflora of an aged dump site soil contaminated by about 0.9 g kg-1 of Aroclor 1260 PCBs and its changing after aerobic biotreatment with a commercial complex source of bacteria and fungi. Fungi isolated from the soil resulting from 120 days of treatment were screened for their ability to adsorb or metabolise 3 target PCBs. Results The original contaminated soil contained low loads of few fungal species mostly belonging to the Scedosporium, Penicillium and Aspergillus genera. The fungal load and biodiversity generally decreased throughout the aerobic treatment. None of the 21 strains isolated from the treated soil were able to grow on biphenyl (200 mg L-1) or a mixture of 2-chlorobiphenyl, 4,4'-dichlorobiphenyl and 2,2',5,5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl (20 mg L-1 each) as sole carbon sources. However, 16 of them grew in a mineral medium containing the same PCBs mixture and glucose (10 g L-1). Five of the 6 isolates, which displayed the faster and more extensive growth under the latter conditions, were found to degrade the 3 PCBs apparently without the involvement of ligninolytic enzymes; they were identified as Penicillium chrysogenum, Scedosporium apiospermum, Penicillium digitatum and Fusarium solani. They are the first PCB degrading strains of such species reported so far in the literature. Conclusion The native mycoflora of the actual site aged heavily contaminated soil was mainly constituted by genera often reported as able to biodegrade organopollutants. It was generally remarkably reduced after the biotreatment, which however resulted in the selection of few mitosporic fungal species able to biodegrade PCBs. This is the first study in which an extensive characterisation of the cultivable indigenous mycoflora of an actual site aged PCB contaminated soil, as well as its changes upon soil bioremediation treatment, was conducted. Moreover, this is the first paper in which 5 strains ascribable to 4 mitosporic species able to biodegrade PCB are reported in the literature.
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- Valeria Tigini
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Turin, viale Mattioli 25, 10125 Turin, Italy.
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Anastasi A, Varese GC, Bosco F, Chimirri F, Marchisio VF. Bioremediation potential of basidiomycetes isolated from compost. Bioresour Technol 2008; 99:6626-6630. [PMID: 18242081 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.12.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2007] [Revised: 12/06/2007] [Accepted: 12/12/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The potential of a consortium of three basidiomycete mycelia isolated from compost to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) was first evaluated using a test based on decolorization of Poly R-478 dye. When pre-grown on straw, the consortium decolorized the dye by 83% in 7 days and generated a laccase activity of 663 IU l(-1). Its ability to degrade naphthalene was investigated in soil microcosms specially suited for this volatile PAH. The kinetic study was conducted at a maximal naphthalene concentration of 500 mg kg(-1) of soil. Naphthalene concentration, CO(2) evolution and phytotoxicity (germination index, GI%) on Lepidium sativum seeds were monitored. The naphthalene concentration decreased by about 70% in three weeks in the presence of metabolic activity, while the GI% increased indicating reduced phytotoxicity.
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- Antonella Anastasi
- Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale, Università degli Studi di Torino, Viale Mattioli 25, 10125 Torino, Italy
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Casieri L, Varese GC, Anastasi A, Prigione V, Svobodová K, Filippelo Marchisio V, Novotný C. Decolorization and detoxication of reactive industrial dyes by immobilized fungi Trametes pubescens and Pleurotus ostreatus. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2008; 53:44-52. [PMID: 18481217 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-008-0006-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2007] [Revised: 08/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Trametes pubescens and Pleurotus ostreatus, immobilized on polyurethane foam cubes in bioreactors, were used to decolorize three industrial and model dyes at concentrations of 200, 1000 and 2000 ppm. Five sequential cycles were run for each dye and fungus. The activity of laccase, Mn-dependent and independent peroxidases, lignin peroxidase, and aryl-alcohol oxidase were daily monitored during the cycles and the toxicity of media containing 1000 and 2000 ppm of each dye was assessed by the Lemna minor (duckweed) ecotoxicity test. Both fungi were able to efficiently decolorize all dyes even at the highest concentration, and the duckweed test showed a significant reduction (p < or = 0.05) of the toxicity after the decolorization treatment. T. pubescens enzyme activities varied greatly and no clear correlation between decolorization and enzyme activity was observed, while P. ostreatus showed constantly a high laccase activity during decolorization cycles. T. pubescens showed better decolorization and detoxication capability (compared to the better known P. ostreatus). As wide differences in enzyme activity of the individual strains were observed, the strong decolorization obtained with the two fungi suggested that different dye decolorization mechanisms might be involved.
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- L Casieri
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Turin, Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, 10125, Turin, Italy.
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Heterobasidion annosum (Fr.:Fr.) Bref. is one of the most widespread and damaging root and butt rot agents on conifers. In the summer of 1998, H. annosum was observed for the first time on the Swiss Stone Pine (Pinus cembra L.) in its natural range (1) at 1,900 m in the Aosta Valley in the northwestern Italian Alps. The affected tree was 14 m tall and about 60 years old. It was growing in a mixed spruce (Picea) and larch (Larix) forest severely affected by H. annosum. There were no clear crown symptoms but, after felling, an extensive butt rot was noticed up to 4 m from the collar. The pathogen was isolated from a disk cut at a height of about 40 cm. Its anamorphic form (Spiniger meineckellum (A. Olson) Stalpers) developed on this disk after 8 days of incubation at 20°C. H. annosum was also isolated from the central cylinder of the tree's primary roots and on the other roots down to a diameter of 0.5 cm. Sexual mating tests with single-spore testers for the P, S, and F intersterile groups (ISGs) showed that the isolate belonged to S-ISG. Biomolecular tests on this strain are in progress to confirm this. Reference: (1) T. G. Tutin et al. 1993. Flora Europaea. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
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- G Nicolotti
- DI.VA.P.R.A.-Plant Pathology, University of Torino, via L. da Vinci 44, I-10095 Grugliasco, Italy
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- DI.VA.P.R.A.-Plant Pathology, University of Torino, via L. da Vinci 44, I-10095 Grugliasco, Italy
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- DI.VA.P.R.A.-Plant Pathology, University of Torino, via L. da Vinci 44, I-10095 Grugliasco, Italy
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