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Plant Sciences
Tomas Vetrovsky, Zuzana Kolarikova, Clementine Lepinay, Sandra Awokunle Holla, John Davison, Anna Fleyberkova, Anastasiia Gromyko, Barbora Jelinkova, Miroslav Kolarik, Manuela Kruger, Renata Lejskova, Lenka Michalcikova, Tereza Michalova, Mari Moora, Andrea Moravcova, Stepanka Moulikova, Inaki Odriozola, Maarja Opik, Monika Pappova, Sarah Piche-Choquette, Jakub Skrivanek, Lukas Vlk, Martin Zobel, Petr Baldrian, Petr Kohout
Summary: This article introduces a newly developed global AM fungi database that aims to reduce the limited understanding of AM fungal biogeography. The database contains millions of observations of AM fungal DNA sequences with geographical locations and additional metadata from various studies. It is an open source initiative that compiles the most comprehensive atlas of AM fungal distribution.
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Entomology
Steven A. Trewick, Ian M. Henderson, Stephen R. Pohe, Mary Morgan-Richards
Summary: The mayfly Acanthophlebia cruentata in New Zealand exhibits patterns of genetic divergence and range expansion, which are influenced by factors such as forest cover during glacial periods. Higher genetic diversity is observed at lower latitudes, while range expansion is seen at higher latitudes. The size of the mayfly is affected by sex, elevation, sampling date, and regional variation.
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Ecology
Antonio J. Perez-Delgado, Paula Arribas, Carles Hernando, Heriberto Lopez, Yurena Arjona, Daniel Suarez-Ramos, Brent C. Emerson, Carmelo Andujar
Summary: The study reveals the diversification process within a beetle species adapted to the soil environment. Through molecular phylogenetics, population genomics, and morphometric analysis, it was found that the species consists of at least seven lineages, suggesting the presence of a cryptic species complex.
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Shuzhen Li, Ye Deng, Shengyang Lian, Chunxiao Dai, Qiao Ma, Yuanyuan Qu
Summary: This study systematically investigated the responses of fungal communities under continuous aromatic hydrocarbon stress and found a decreasing trend in fungal diversity during the treatment. Community succession was observed, with an increase in the relative abundance of some typical degraders. Predicted functions of the fungal community suggested the importance of certain enzymes in degradation processes. The study also demonstrated the deterministic assembly process of fungal communities under continuous aromatic hydrocarbon stress, with environmental selection dominating succession.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Emma Gibson, Naupaka B. Zimmerman
Summary: The composition of fungal communities associated with living leaves of the common sidewalk tree, Metrosideros excelsa, in San Francisco was characterized. The results suggest that urban environmental factors may potentially influence the composition of these fungal communities.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sara Ravagni, Ines Sanchez-Donoso, Irene Jimenez-Blasco, Pedro Andrade, Manel Puigcerver, Ana Chorao Guedes, Raquel Godinho, David Goncalves, Manuel Leitao, Jennifer A. Leonard, Jose Domingo Rodriguez-Teijeiro, Carles Vila
Summary: With the use of various data, we have studied common quails in the Azores archipelago and found that they have formed a unique evolutionary lineage that differs from mainland populations. This uniqueness is the result of either genetic drift or adaptation to local conditions. Our findings show that Azorean quails are a well-differentiated lineage with small size and dark throat pigmentation, and they diverged from mainland quail lineages more than 0.8 million years ago, contrary to the idea of a recent human-mediated arrival. These results reveal the unique and long evolutionary history of the Azorean quails.
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Engineering, Chemical
Wanting Li, Jie Cui, Jiafeng Li, Jian Guo, Tao Huang, Jiaojiao Zhang, Hao Hu, Xingquan Liu
Summary: This study collected rice samples from granaries in different directions and storage time. High-throughput ITS sequencing analysis revealed the changes in fungi community during rice storage, with Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, and Mucoromycota as the main fungi present. Aspergillus sp. was the predominant fungi, and other fungi species varied during storage. The study highlighted the importance of improving granary ventilation systems and maintaining a uniform atmosphere to control fungi growth.
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Ecology
David J. X. Tan, Ethan F. Gyllenhaal, Michael J. Andersen
Summary: Pleistocene sea-level change has had a significant impact on the evolution and assembly of island biotas. A software package called PleistoDist has been developed to visualize and quantify the effects of sea-level change on islands and to test different hypotheses of inter-island dispersal and community assembly.
METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sanjeev Kumar Awasthi, Yumin Duan, Tao Liu, Yuwen Zhou, Shiyi Qin, Huimin Liu, Sunita Varjani, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, Zengqiang Zhang, Ashok Pandey, Mohammad J. Taherzadeh
Summary: The study investigated the influence of coconut shell biochar on heavy metal resistant fungi during poultry manure composting. Results showed that increasing CSB concentration led to a decrease in total relative abundance of HMRF. Basidiomycota was the dominant fungal community, with Wallemia and Aspergillus as the richest genus and species. The network correlation pattern indicated that biochar addition promoted a favorable habitat for an active fungal population in composting.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
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Food Science & Technology
Nan Long, Jinxin Liu, Xiaofang Liao, Boyu Jia, Jiali Liu, Lidong Zhou, Linchun Shi, Weijun Kong
Summary: This study developed an HTS technology to evaluate the fungal communities in Nelumbinis semen and found that Aspergillus and Rhizopus were the most dominant genera in all tested samples. The use of HTS technology can provide early warnings for toxigenic fungi and aflatoxins contamination.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Agronomy
Ahmed Abdelmagid, Anfu Hou, Champa Wijekoon
Summary: This study investigated the fungal endophyte profile of soybean seeds from different genotypes grown in Manitoba, Canada. The AC Harmony genotype had the highest level of predicted fungal endophyte taxonomic units, and 20 predicted microorganisms were common to all genotypes. The potential roles of the identified endophytes were studied, revealing differential effects based on previous evidence.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Nazia Mahtab, Lizhi Zhou, Fengling Zhang, Wei Wang
Summary: This study investigated the shifts in gut fungal diversity and community composition of hooded cranes during their seasonal migration. The results showed significant changes in gut fungal alpha diversity during winter compared to fall and spring, along with significant shifts in fungal community composition across the three seasons. Additionally, the diversity and relative abundance of potential pathogens exhibited differences during winter compared to fall and spring.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Isaac Garrido-Benavent, Asuncion de los Rios, Jano Nunez-Zapata, Rudiger Ortiz-Alvarez, Matthias Schultz, Sergio Perez-Ortega
Summary: This study used a comprehensive dataset and genetic analysis to investigate the species boundaries, evolutionary relationships, and geographic distribution of the genus Lichina. The results identified four species in the genus, with L. pygmaea, L. confinis, and the newly described L. canariensis found in the Northern Hemisphere and L. intermedia restricted to the Southern Hemisphere. The genetic diversity of L. intermedia was much higher than the other species, suggesting species-level lineages within this species.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Todd J. Widhelm, Anusha Rao, Felix Grewe, H. Thorsten Lumbsch
Summary: Accurate species delimitations are crucial for understanding genetic diversity and conducting research in evolutionary and conservation biology. In lichenized fungi, there has been a debate on whether species pairs with similar morphology and chemistry should be classified as one species or two. Recent analysis using RADseq data has found fixed genetic differences between the two morphs, contradicting earlier conclusions based on limited Sanger sequencing data.
BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Shaoyi Jiang, Bowen Sun, Renbin Zhu, Chenshuai Che, Dawei Ma, Runfang Wang, Haitao Dai
Summary: The structure of airborne microbial communities is influenced by environmental factors, and bacteria and fungi mainly originate from soil, plants, human and animal feces. Bacterial abundance and diversity vary in different seasons and different sizes of PM.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Jerry H. Koko, Sean O. Swift, Nicole A. Hynson
Summary: The study found that 97% of surveyed native Hawaiian plant species showed evidence of mycorrhizal colonization, including endemic and indigenous species. Differences in colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi were observed among sites, corresponding with variations in precipitation and temperature. These results suggest that islands like Hawaii may actually harbor more mycorrhizal hosts than continents, with potential important roles of AM fungi in future reintroduction projects.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Cameron P. Egan, Jerry H. Koko, Christopher D. Muir, Geoffrey Zahn, Sean O. I. Swift, Anthony S. Amend, Nicole A. Hynson
Summary: The study tested the efficacy of using potentially beneficial fungi to control disease resistance in endangered Hawaiian plant species. Results showed that foliar yeast Moesziomyces aphidis significantly reduced disease incidence, offering a new strategy for plant conservation practices.
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Environmental Sciences
Z. B. Randolph Quek, Geoffrey Zahn, Nicole Li Ying Lee, Jillian Lean Sim Ooi, Jen Nie Lee, Danwei Huang, Benjamin J. Wainwright
Summary: The mycobiome of seagrass Halophilia ovalis is significantly influenced by geographic location and shows higher diversity in marine sediment compared to seagrass tissues. Location rather than specific plant structure determines fungal community structure, and the importance of seagrass mycobiomes in plant health should be considered in seagrass transplantation and restoration efforts at all stages to maximize success.
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Mycology
Leho Tedersoo, Vladimir Mikryukov, Sten Anslan, Mohammad Bahram, Abdul Nasir Khalid, Adriana Corrales, Ahto Agan, Aida-M Vasco-Palacios, Alessandro Saitta, Alexandre Antonelli, Andrea C. Rinaldi, Annemieke Verbeken, Bobby P. Sulistyo, Boris Tamgnoue, Brendan Furneaux, Camila Duarte Ritter, Casper Nyamukondiwa, Cathy Sharp, Cesar Marin, D. Q. Dai, Daniyal Gohar, Dipon Sharmah, Elisabeth Machteld Biersma, Erin K. Cameron, Eske De Crop, Eveli Otsing, Evgeny A. Davydov, Felipe E. Albornoz, Francis Q. Brearley, Franz Buegger, Genevieve Gates, Geoffrey Zahn, Gregory Bonito, Indrek Hiiesalu, Inga Hiiesalu, Irma Zettur, Isabel C. Barrio, Jaan Parn, Jacob Heilmann-Clausen, Jelena Ankuda, John Y. Kupagme, Joosep Sarapuu, Jose G. Macia-Vicente, Joseph Djeugap Fovo, Jozsef Geml, Juha M. Alatalo, Julieta Alvarez-Manjarrez, Jutamart Monkai, Kadri Poldmaa, Kadri Runnel, Kalev Adamson, Kari A. Brathen, Karin Pritsch, Kassim Tchan, Kestutis Armolaitis, Kevin D. Hyde, Kevin K. Newsham, Kristel Panksep, Lateef A. Adebola, Louis J. Lamit, Malka Saba, Marcela E. da Silva Caceres, Maria Tuomi, Marieka Gryzenhout, Marijn Bauters, Miklos Balint, Nalin Wijayawardene, Niloufar Hagh-Doust, Nourou S. Yorou, Olavi Kurina, Peter E. Mortimer, Peter Meidl, R. Henrik Nilsson, Rasmus Puusepp, Rebeca Casique-Valdes, Rein Drenkhan, Roberto Garibay-Orijel, Roberto Godoy, Saleh Alfarraj, Saleh Rahimlou, Sergei Polme, Sergey Dudov, Sunil Mundra, Talaat Ahmed, Tarquin Netherway, Terry W. Henkel, Tomas Roslin, Vladimir E. Fedosov, Vladimir G. Onipchenko, W. A. Erandi Yasanthika, Young Woon Lim, Meike Piepenbring, Darta Klavina, Urmas Koljalg, Kessy Abarenkov
Summary: The data article releases a global soil fungal dataset from the Global Soil Mycobiome consortium to enhance research in fungal diversity, biogeography, and macroecology. The dataset includes 722,682 fungal operational taxonomic units derived from PacBio sequencing, covering 3200 plots in 108 countries. It is more comprehensive in terms of geographical breadth and phylogenetic diversity of fungi compared to previously published data.
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Ecology
Gary L. Sur, Geoffrey Zahn, Elizabeth A. Stacy
Summary: The study revealed the influence of environmental conditions and host plants on FE communities of Metrosideros in Hawaii, indicating that FE diversity is influenced by host taxa and sites, with considerable overlap between different taxa. There was no variation in FE communities between pubescent and glabrous taxa or across elevations on the island, possibly due to the relatively narrow range of environmental conditions represented.
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Plant Sciences
Kacie T. Kajihara, Cameron P. Egan, Sean O. Swift, Christopher B. Wall, Christopher D. Muir, Nicole A. Hynson
Summary: The composition and membership of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities differ between restored and remnant forests, influenced by geography, habitat, and host identity. Core fungal taxa are abundant and ubiquitous in both forest types, while rare host-specific taxa display turnover between forest types. Host-associated fungal communities are nested within soil communities, significantly so in the restored forest.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Leah Thompson, Sean O. Swift, Cameron P. Egan, Danyel Yogi, Thomas Chapin, Nicole A. Hynson
Summary: This study examines the effects of changes in ectomycorrhizal fungal community structure on root colonization and seedling biomass during pine invasions. The results show that the composition and traits of ectomycorrhizal fungi vary across the landscape and have a significant impact on the success of pine invasions. Suillus spp. dominates areas without pine trees, but its success is contingent on a lack of competition with other ectomycorrhizal fungi.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anthony S. Amend, Sean O. I. Swift, John L. Darcy, Mahdi Belcaid, Craig E. Nelson, Joshua Buchanan, Nicolas Cetraro, Kauaoa M. S. Fraiola, Kiana Frank, Kacie Kajihara, Terrance G. McDermot, Margaret McFall-Ngai, Matthew Medeiros, Camilo Mora, Kirsten K. Nakayama, Nhu H. Nguyen, Randi L. Rollins, Peter Sadowski, Wesley Sparagon, Melisandre A. Tefit, Joanne Y. Yew, Danyel Yogi, Nicole A. Hynson
Summary: Microbes are essential for the health, fitness, and metabolism of hosts, and can be found in almost every habitat and organism on Earth. However, we still have limited knowledge about where hosts' microbes reside when they are not on or in the hosts of interest. This study demonstrates that the most species-poor microbiomes are subsets of the most species-rich, and that the microbiomes of plants and animals are nested within those of their environments. Additionally, the distribution of a microbe within a single ecosystem can predict its global distribution, which has implications for understanding global microbial assembly processes.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
John L. Darcy, Anthony S. Amend, Sean O. I. Swift, Pacifica S. Sommers, Catherine A. Lozupone
Summary: Understanding the factors that influence the environmental distribution of microbes is crucial for determining the drivers of microbial community composition. This study presents a software package for analyzing microbial specificity and applies it to real-life microbial datasets. The results show that many microbes exhibit specificity to certain environmental variables.
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOME
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Leho Tedersoo, Vladimir Mikryukov, Alexander Zizka, Mohammad Bahram, Niloufar Hagh-Doust, Sten Anslan, Oleh Prylutskyi, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, Fernando T. Maestre, Jaan Parn, Maarja Opik, Mari Moora, Martin Zobel, Mikk Espenberg, Ulo Mander, Abdul Nasir Khalid, Adriana Corrales, Ahto Agan, Aida-M Vasco-Palacios, Alessandro Saitta, Andrea C. Rinaldi, Annemieke Verbeken, Bobby P. Sulistyo, Boris Tamgnoue, Brendan Furneaux, Camila Duarte Ritter, Casper Nyamukondiwa, Cathy Sharp, Cesar Marin, Daniyal Gohar, Darta Klavina, Dipon Sharmah, Dong Qin Dai, Eduardo Nouhra, Elisabeth Machteld Biersma, Elisabeth Rahn, Erin K. Cameron, Eske De Crop, Eveli Otsing, Evgeny A. Davydov, Felipe E. Albornoz, Francis Q. Brearley, Franz Buegger, Geoffrey Zahn, Gregory Bonito, Inga Hiiesalu, Isabel C. Barrio, Jacob Heilmann-Clausen, Jelena Ankuda, John Y. Kupagme, Jose G. Macia-Vicente, Joseph Djeugap Fovo, Jozsef Geml, Juha M. Alatalo, Julieta Alvarez-Manjarrez, Kadri Poldmaa, Kadri Runnel, Kalev Adamson, Kari Anne Brathen, Karin Pritsch, Kassim Tchan, Kevin D. Hyde, Kevin K. Newsham, Kristel Panksep, Adebola A. Lateef, Liis Tiirmann, Linda Hansson, Louis J. Lamit, Malka Saba, Maria Tuomi, Marieka Gryzenhout, Marijn Bauters, Meike Piepenbring, Nalin Wijayawardene, Nourou S. Yorou, Olavi Kurina, Peter E. Mortimer, Peter Meidl, Petr Kohout, Rolf Henrik Nilsson, Rasmus Puusepp, Rein Drenkhan, Roberto Garibay-Orijel, Roberto Godoy, Saad Alkahtani, Saleh Rahimlou, Sergey Dudov, Sergei Polme, Soumya Ghosh, Sunil Mundra, Talaat Ahmed, Tarquin Netherway, Terry W. Henkel, Tomas Roslin, Vincent Nteziryayo, Vladimir E. Fedosov, Vladimir G. Onipchenko, W. A. Erandi Yasanthika, Young Woon Lim, Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia, Alexandre Antonelli, Urmas Koljalg, Kessy Abarenkov
Summary: Fungi are highly diverse organisms that play important roles in ecosystems. However, their distribution patterns and conservation needs are not well studied compared to charismatic animals and plants. This study examined endemicity patterns, vulnerability to global change, and conservation priority areas for functional groups of soil fungi. The study found that most fungi are endemic to tropical habitats and are vulnerable to drought, heat, and land-cover change. Conservation areas of highest priority for fungi include wetlands, tropical forests, and woodlands.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Mycology
Clayton Rawson, Geoffrey Zahn
Summary: Metabarcoding studies of fungal communities often misclassify nonfungal sequences as fungi, leading to ambiguous results. In this study, we evaluated the inclusion of nonfungal outgroups in a fungal taxonomic database to improve detection of nonfungal amplicons. Our analysis of 15 publicly available fungal metabarcode data sets revealed that approximately 40% of the reads were nonfungal, despite being classified as Fungus sp. by a database without outgroups. This highlights the importance of using a database with outgroups to accurately assign taxonomy in metabarcoding studies.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Christopher B. Wall, Sean O. I. Swift, Carla M. D'Antonio, Gerhard Gebauer, Nicole A. Hynson
Summary: Deforestation and land-use conversion have negative effects on biodiversity. Using a reforestation site and a neighboring remnant forest, this study found that the outplanted N2-fixing trees had higher tree density and lower nitrogen isotope values in the soil and plants compared to the remnant forest, indicating greater biological nitrogen fixation. Additionally, the study found differences in water use efficiency and carbon isotope values, suggesting different plant-water relations and soil carbon contributions between the two forest types.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Benjamin J. J. Wainwright, Trevor Millar, Lacee Bowen, Lauren Semon, K. J. E. Hickman, Jen Nie Lee, Zhi Yi Yeo, Geoffrey Zahn
Summary: This study reveals the core microbiome of mangroves in Southeast Asia and highlights the impact of environmental filtering on microbial communities. The findings provide an important baseline for assessing changes in microbial communities.
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOME
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Spencer Mcgee, Alyssa Tidwell, Erin Riggs, Hannah Veltkamp, Geoffrey Zahn
Summary: This study found that the recovery time of soil fungal communities after a fire is influenced by the average annual temperature and annual mean precipitation of the area. With climate warming and increased fires, the recovery time of fungal communities may be shortened.
WESTERN NORTH AMERICAN NATURALIST
(2022)