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Tennakoon DS, Thambugala KM, de Silva NI, Song HY, Suwannarach N, Chen FS, Hu DM. An overview of Melanommataceae (Pleosporales, Dothideomycetes): Current insight into the host associations and geographical distribution with some interesting novel additions from plant litter. MycoKeys 2024; 106:43-96. [PMID: 38919541 PMCID: PMC11196893 DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.106.125044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
Abstract
Melanommataceous species exhibit high diversity with a cosmopolitan distribution worldwide and show a prominent saprobic lifestyle. In this study, we explored five saprobic species collected from plant litter substrates from terrestrial habitats in China and Thailand. A combination of morphological characteristics and multi-locus phylogenetic analyses was used to determine their taxonomic classifications. Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian Inference analyses of combined LSU, SSU, ITS and tef1-α sequence data were used to clarify the phylogenetic affinities of the species. Byssosphaeriapoaceicola and Herpotrichiazingiberacearum are introduced as new species, while three new host records, Bertiellafici, By.siamensis and Melanommapopulicola are also reported from litter of Cinnamomumverum, Citrustrifoliata and Fagussylvatica, respectively. Yet, despite the rising interest in the melanommataceous species, there is a considerable gap in knowledge on their host associations and geographical distributions. Consequently, we compiled the host-species associations and geographical distributions of all the so far known melanommataceous species.
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- Danushka S. Tennakoon
- Bioengineering and Technological Research Centre for Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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- Nanchang Key Laboratory of Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropical Forest Resource Cultivation, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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- Bioengineering and Technological Research Centre for Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropical Forest Resource Cultivation, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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- Bioengineering and Technological Research Centre for Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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- Bioengineering and Technological Research Centre for Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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Zhang X, Feng Q, Cao J, Liu W, Qin Y, Zhu M, Han T. Grazing practices affect soil microbial networks but not diversity and composition in alpine meadows of northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan plateau. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 235:116656. [PMID: 37451580 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Livestock grazing is the primary practice in alpine meadows and can alter soil microbiomes, which is critical for ecosystem functions and services. Seasonal grazing (SG) and continuous grazing (CG) are two kinds of different grazing practices that dominate alpine meadows on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP), and how they affect soil microbial communities remains in-depth exploration. The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of different grazing practices (i.e., SG and CG) on the diversity, composition, and co-occurrence networks of soil bacteria and fungi in QTP alpine meadows. Soil microbial α- and β-diversity showed no obvious difference between SG and CG grasslands. Grazing practices had little impact on soil microbial composition, except that the relative abundance of Proteobacteria and Ascomycota showed significant difference between SG and CG grasslands. Soil microbial networks were more complex and less stable in SG grasslands than that in CG grasslands, and the bacterial networks were more complex than fungal networks. Soil fungal diversity was more strongly correlated with environmental factors than bacteria, whereas both fungal and bacterial structures were mainly influenced by soil pH, total nitrogen, and ammonium nitrogen. These findings indicate that microbial associations are more sensitive to grazing practices than microbial diversity and composition, and that SG may be a better grazing practice for ecological benefits in alpine meadows.
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- Xiaofang Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Ecohydrology of Inland River Basin, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecohydrology of Inland River Basin, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecohydrology of Inland River Basin, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China; Qilian Mountains Eco-Environment Research Center in Gansu Province, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Qilian Mountains Eco-Environment Research Center in Gansu Province, Lanzhou, 730000, China; Key Laboratory of Land Surface Process and Climate Change in Cold and Arid Regions, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecohydrology of Inland River Basin, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecohydrology of Inland River Basin, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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Llewellyn T, Nowell RW, Aptroot A, Temina M, Prescott TAK, Barraclough TG, Gaya E. Metagenomics Shines Light on the Evolution of "Sunscreen" Pigment Metabolism in the Teloschistales (Lichen-Forming Ascomycota). Genome Biol Evol 2023; 15:6986375. [PMID: 36634008 PMCID: PMC9907504 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evad002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Fungi produce a vast number of secondary metabolites that shape their interactions with other organisms and the environment. Characterizing the genes underpinning metabolite synthesis is therefore key to understanding fungal evolution and adaptation. Lichenized fungi represent almost one-third of Ascomycota diversity and boast impressive secondary metabolites repertoires. However, most lichen biosynthetic genes have not been linked to their metabolite products. Here we used metagenomic sequencing to survey gene families associated with production of anthraquinones, UV-protectant secondary metabolites present in various fungi, but especially abundant in a diverse order of lichens, the Teloschistales (class Lecanoromycetes, phylum Ascomycota). We successfully assembled 24 new, high-quality lichenized-fungal genomes de novo and combined them with publicly available Lecanoromycetes genomes from taxa with diverse secondary chemistry to produce a whole-genome tree. Secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) analysis showed that whilst lichen BGCs are numerous and highly dissimilar, core enzyme genes are generally conserved across taxa. This suggests metabolite diversification occurs via re-shuffling existing enzyme genes with novel accessory genes rather than BGC gains/losses or de novo gene evolution. We identified putative anthraquinone BGCs in our lichen dataset that appear homologous to anthraquinone clusters from non-lichenized fungi, suggesting these genes were present in the common ancestor of the subphylum Pezizomycotina. Finally, we identified unique transporter genes in Teloschistales anthraquinone BGCs that may explain why these metabolites are so abundant and ubiquitous in these lichens. Our results support the importance of metagenomics for understanding the secondary metabolism of non-model fungi such as lichens.
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7PY, UK,Department of Biology, University of Oxford, 11a Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3SZ, UK
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Avenida Costa e Silva s/n Bairro Universitário, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul CEP 79070-900, Brazil
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- Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, 199 Aba Khoushy Ave, Mount Carmel, Haifa, 3498838, Israel
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- Comparative Fungal Biology, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Jodrell Laboratory, Richmond, TW9 3DS, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7PY, UK,Department of Biology, University of Oxford, 11a Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3SZ, UK
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- Comparative Fungal Biology, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Jodrell Laboratory, Richmond, TW9 3DS, UK
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Gostinčar C, Sun X, Černoša A, Fang C, Gunde-Cimerman N, Song Z. Clonality, inbreeding, and hybridization in two extremotolerant black yeasts. Gigascience 2022; 11:giac095. [PMID: 36200832 PMCID: PMC9535773 DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giac095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The great diversity of lifestyles and survival strategies observed in fungi is reflected in the many ways in which they reproduce and recombine. Although a complete absence of recombination is rare, it has been reported for some species, among them 2 extremotolerant black yeasts from Dothideomycetes: Hortaea werneckii and Aureobasidium melanogenum. Therefore, the presence of diploid strains in these species cannot be explained as the product of conventional sexual reproduction. RESULTS Genome sequencing revealed that the ratio of diploid to haploid strains in both H. werneckii and A. melanogenum is about 2:1. Linkage disequilibrium between pairs of polymorphic loci and a high degree of concordance between the phylogenies of different genomic regions confirmed that both species are clonal. Heterozygosity of diploid strains is high, with several hybridizing genome pairs reaching the intergenomic distances typically seen between different fungal species. The origin of diploid strains collected worldwide can be traced to a handful of hybridization events that produced diploids, which were stable over long periods of time and distributed over large geographic areas. CONCLUSIONS Our results, based on the genomes of over 100 strains of 2 black yeasts, show that although they are clonal, they occasionally form stable and highly heterozygous diploid intraspecific hybrids. The mechanism of these apparently rare hybridization events, which are not followed by meiosis or haploidization, remains unknown. Both extremotolerant yeasts, H. werneckii and even more so A. melanogenum, a close relative of the intensely recombining and biotechnologically relevant Aureobasidium pullulans, provide an attractive model for studying the role of clonality and ploidy in extremotolerant fungi.
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- Cene Gostinčar
- Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Lars Bolund Institute of Regenerative Medicine, BGI-Qingdao, Qingdao 266555, China
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- BGI-Shenzhen, Beishan Industrial Zone, Shenzhen 518083, China
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- Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- BGI-Shenzhen, Beishan Industrial Zone, Shenzhen 518083, China
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- Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- BGI-Shenzhen, Beishan Industrial Zone, Shenzhen 518083, China
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Liimatainen K, Kim JT, Pokorny L, Kirk PM, Dentinger B, Niskanen T. Taming the beast: a revised classification of Cortinariaceae based on genomic data. FUNGAL DIVERS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13225-022-00499-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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AbstractFamily Cortinariaceae currently includes only one genus, Cortinarius, which is the largest Agaricales genus, with thousands of species worldwide. The species are important ectomycorrhizal fungi and form associations with many vascular plant genera from tropicals to arctic regions. Genus Cortinarius contains a lot of morphological variation, and its complexity has led many taxonomists to specialize in particular on infrageneric groups. The previous attempts to divide Cortinarius have been shown to be unnatural and the phylogenetic studies done to date have not been able to resolve the higher-level classification of the group above section level. Genomic approaches have revolutionized our view on fungal relationships and provide a way to tackle difficult groups. We used both targeted capture sequencing and shallow whole genome sequencing to produce data and to perform phylogenomic analyses of 75 single-copy genes from 19 species. In addition, a wider 5-locus analysis of 245 species, from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, was also done. Based on our results, a classification of the family Cortinariaceae into ten genera—Cortinarius, Phlegmacium, Thaxterogaster, Calonarius, Aureonarius, Cystinarius, Volvanarius, Hygronarius, Mystinarius, and Austrocortinarius—is proposed. Seven genera, 10 subgenera, and four sections are described as new to science and five subgenera are introduced as new combinations in a new rank. In addition, 41 section names and 514 species names are combined in new genera and four lecto- and epitypes designated. The position of Stephanopus in suborder Agaricineae remains to be studied. Targeted capture sequencing is used for the first time in fungal taxonomy in Basidiomycetes. It provides a cost-efficient way to produce -omics data in species-rich groups. The -omics data was produced from fungarium specimens up to 21 years old, demonstrating the value of museum specimens in the study of the fungal tree of life. This study is the first family revision in Agaricales based on genomics data and hopefully many others will soon follow.
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Heeger F, Bourne EC, Wurzbacher C, Funke E, Lipzen A, He G, Ng V, Grigoriev IV, Schlosser D, Monaghan MT. Evidence for Lignocellulose-Decomposing Enzymes in the Genome and Transcriptome of the Aquatic Hyphomycete Clavariopsis aquatica. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:jof7100854. [PMID: 34682274 PMCID: PMC8537685 DOI: 10.3390/jof7100854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Fungi are ecologically outstanding decomposers of lignocellulose. Fungal lignocellulose degradation is prominent in saprotrophic Ascomycota and Basidiomycota of the subkingdom Dikarya. Despite ascomycetes dominating the Dikarya inventory of aquatic environments, genome and transcriptome data relating to enzymes involved in lignocellulose decay remain limited to terrestrial representatives of these phyla. We sequenced the genome of an exclusively aquatic ascomycete (the aquatic hyphomycete Clavariopsis aquatica), documented the presence of genes for the modification of lignocellulose and its constituents, and compared differential gene expression between C. aquatica cultivated on lignocellulosic and sugar-rich substrates. We identified potential peroxidases, laccases, and cytochrome P450 monooxygenases, several of which were differentially expressed when experimentally grown on different substrates. Additionally, we found indications for the regulation of pathways for cellulose and hemicellulose degradation. Our results suggest that C. aquatica is able to modify lignin to some extent, detoxify aromatic lignin constituents, or both. Such characteristics would be expected to facilitate the use of carbohydrate components of lignocellulose as carbon and energy sources.
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- Felix Heeger
- Department Ecosystem Research, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), 12587 Berlin, Germany; (E.C.B.); (E.F.); (M.T.M.)
- Department Materials and Environment, Federal Institute for Material Research and Testing, 12203 Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Correspondence:
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- Department Ecosystem Research, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), 12587 Berlin, Germany; (E.C.B.); (E.F.); (M.T.M.)
- Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, Germany;
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- Department Ecosystem Research, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), 12587 Berlin, Germany; (E.C.B.); (E.F.); (M.T.M.)
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; (A.L.); (G.H.); (V.N.); (I.V.G.)
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; (A.L.); (G.H.); (V.N.); (I.V.G.)
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; (A.L.); (G.H.); (V.N.); (I.V.G.)
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; (A.L.); (G.H.); (V.N.); (I.V.G.)
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research—UFZ, 04318 Leipzig, Germany;
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- Department Ecosystem Research, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), 12587 Berlin, Germany; (E.C.B.); (E.F.); (M.T.M.)
- Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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