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Sánchez-Rey LE, Moreno-Sarmiento N, Grijalba-Bernal EP, Quiroga-Cubides G. Physiological response of Metarhizium rileyi with linoleic acid supplementation. Fungal Biol 2024; 128:1827-1835. [PMID: 38876535 DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2024.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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Metarhizium rileyi has a broad biocontrol spectrum but is highly sensitive to abiotic factors. A Colombian isolate M. rileyi Nm017 has shown notorious potential against Helicoverpa zea. However, it has a loss of up to 22 % of its conidial germination after drying, which limits its potential as a biocontrol agent and further commercialization. Conidial desiccation resistance can be enhanced by nutritional supplements, which promotes field adaptability and facilitates technological development as a biopesticide. In this study, the effect of culture medium supplemented with linoleic acid on desiccation tolerance in Nm017 conidia was evaluated. Results showed that using a 2 % linoleic acid-supplemented medium increased the relative germination after drying by 41 % compared to the control treatment, without affecting insecticidal activity on H. zea. Also, the fungus increased the synthesis of trehalose, glucose, and erythritol during drying, independently of linoleic acid use. Ultrastructural analyses of the cell wall-membrane showed a loss of thickness by 22 % and 25 %, in samples obtained from 2 % linoleic acid supplementation and the control, respectively. Regarding its morphological characteristics, conidia inner area from both treatments did not change after drying. However, conidia from the control had a 24 % decrease in length/width ratio, whereas there was no alteration in conidia from acid linoleic. The average value of dry conidia elasticity coefficient from linoleic acid treatment was 200 % above the control. Medium supplementation with linoleic acid is a promising fermentation strategy for obtaining more tolerant conidia without affecting production and biocontrol parameters, compatible solutes synthesis, or modifying its cell configuration.
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- Leidy Esther Sánchez-Rey
- Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 45 #26-85 Edificio Manuel Ancizar, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 45 #26-85 Edificio Manuel Ancizar, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Departamento de Bioproductos, Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria - Agrosavia, Centro de Investigación Tibaitatá, kilómetro 14 vía Mosquera-Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
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- Departamento de Bioproductos, Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria - Agrosavia, Centro de Investigación Tibaitatá, kilómetro 14 vía Mosquera-Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia.
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Ianutsevich EA, Danilova OA, Grum-Grzhimaylo OA, Tereshina VM. The Role of Osmolytes and Membrane Lipids in the Adaptation of Acidophilic Fungi. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1733. [PMID: 37512905 PMCID: PMC10383115 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11071733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Acidophiles maintain near-neutral intracellular pH using proton pumps. We have suggested the protective role of osmolytes and membrane lipids in the adaptation to an acidic environment. Previously we have observed, for the first time, high levels of trehalose in acidophilic basidiomycete Sistotrema brinkmannii. Here, we have studied the composition of both osmolytes and membrane lipids of two more acidophilic fungi. Trehalose and polyols were among the main osmolytes during growth under optimal conditions (pH 4.0) in basidiomycete Phlebiopsis gigantea and ascomycete Mollisia sp. Phosphatidic acids, phosphatidylethanolamines, phosphatidylcholines, and sterols, were predominant membrane lipids in both fungi. P. gigantea had a narrow optimum of growth at pH 4.0, resulting in a sharp decline of growth rate at pH 2.6 and 5.0, accompanied by a decrease in the number of osmolytes and significant changes in the composition of membrane lipids. In contrast, Mollisia sp. had a broad optimal growth range (pH 3.0-5.0), and the number of osmolytes either stayed the same (at pH 6.0) or increased (at pH 2.6), while membrane lipids composition remained unchanged. Thus, the data obtained indicate the participation of osmolytes and membrane lipids in the adaptation of acidophilic fungi.
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- Elena A Ianutsevich
- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 33, bld. 2 Leninsky Ave., 119071 Moscow, Russia
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- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 33, bld. 2 Leninsky Ave., 119071 Moscow, Russia
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- White Sea Biological Station, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1-12 Leninskie Gory, 119234 Moscow, Russia
- Laboratory of Genetics, Plant Sciences Group, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 33, bld. 2 Leninsky Ave., 119071 Moscow, Russia
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Fernández-López MG, Batista-García RA, Aréchiga-Carvajal ET. Alkaliphilic/Alkali-Tolerant Fungi: Molecular, Biochemical, and Biotechnological Aspects. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:652. [PMID: 37367588 DOI: 10.3390/jof9060652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Biotechnologist interest in extremophile microorganisms has increased in recent years. Alkaliphilic and alkali-tolerant fungi that resist alkaline pH are among these. Alkaline environments, both terrestrial and aquatic, can be created by nature or by human activities. Aspergillus nidulans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae are the two eukaryotic organisms whose pH-dependent gene regulation has received the most study. In both biological models, the PacC transcription factor activates the Pal/Rim pathway through two successive proteolytic mechanisms. PacC is a repressor of acid-expressed genes and an activator of alkaline-expressed genes when it is in an active state. It appears, however, that these are not the only mechanisms associated with pH adaptations in alkali-tolerant fungi. These fungi produce enzymes that are resistant to harsh conditions, i.e., alkaline pH, and can be used in technological processes, such as in the textile, paper, detergent, food, pharmaceutical, and leather tanning industries, as well as in bioremediation of pollutants. Consequently, it is essential to understand how these fungi maintain intracellular homeostasis and the signaling pathways that activate the physiological mechanisms of alkali resistance in fungi.
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- Maikel Gilberto Fernández-López
- Unidad de Manipulación Genética, Laboratorio de Micología y Fitopatología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza 66451, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Dinámica Celular, Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Básicas y Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca 62209, Mexico
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- Unidad de Manipulación Genética, Laboratorio de Micología y Fitopatología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza 66451, Mexico
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Ianutsevich EA, Danilova OA, Antropova AB, Tereshina VM. Acquired thermotolerance, membrane lipids and osmolytes profiles of xerohalophilic fungus Aspergillus penicillioides under heat shock. Fungal Biol 2023; 127:909-917. [PMID: 36906381 DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2023.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Xerophilic fungi accumulate a large amount of glycerol in the cytosol to counterbalance the external osmotic pressure. But during heat shock (HS) majority of fungi accumulate a thermoprotective osmolyte trehalose. Since glycerol and trehalose are synthesized in the cell from the same precursor (glucose), we hypothesised that, under heat shock conditions, xerophiles growing in media with high concentrations of glycerol may acquire greater thermotolerance than those grown in media with high concentrations of NaCl. Therefore, the composition of membrane lipids and osmolytes of the fungus Aspergillus penicillioides, growing in 2 different media under HS conditions was studied and the acquired thermotolerance was assessed. It was found that in the salt-containing medium an increase in the proportion of phosphatidic acids against a decrease in the proportion of phosphatidylethanolamines is observed in the composition of membrane lipids, and the level of glycerol in the cytosol decreases 6-fold, while in the medium with glycerol, changes in the composition of membrane lipids are insignificant and the level of glycerol is reduced by no more than 30%. In the mycelium trehalose level have increased in both media, but did not exceed 1% of dry weight. However, after exposure to HS the fungus acquires greater thermotolerance in the medium with glycerol than in the medium with salt. The data obtained indicate the interrelation between changes in the composition of osmolytes and membrane lipids in the adaptive response to HS, as well as the synergistic effect of glycerol and trehalose.
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- Elena A Ianutsevich
- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 33, bld. 2 Leninsky Ave, 119071, Moscow, Russian Federation.
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- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 33, bld. 2 Leninsky Ave, 119071, Moscow, Russian Federation.
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- Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution «I. Mechnikov Research Institute of Vaccines and Sera», 5А, Malyy Kazennyy Pereulok, 105064, Moscow, Russian Federation.
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- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 33, bld. 2 Leninsky Ave, 119071, Moscow, Russian Federation.
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Roik A, Reverter M, Pogoreutz C. A roadmap to understanding diversity and function of coral reef-associated fungi. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2022; 46:fuac028. [PMID: 35746877 PMCID: PMC9629503 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuac028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Tropical coral reefs are hotspots of marine productivity, owing to the association of reef-building corals with endosymbiotic algae and metabolically diverse bacterial communities. However, the functional importance of fungi, well-known for their contribution to shaping terrestrial ecosystems and global nutrient cycles, remains underexplored on coral reefs. We here conceptualize how fungal functional traits may have facilitated the spread, diversification, and ecological adaptation of marine fungi on coral reefs. We propose that functions of reef-associated fungi may be diverse and go beyond their hitherto described roles of pathogens and bioeroders, including but not limited to reef-scale biogeochemical cycles and the structuring of coral-associated and environmental microbiomes via chemical mediation. Recent technological and conceptual advances will allow the elucidation of the physiological, ecological, and chemical contributions of understudied marine fungi to coral holobiont and reef ecosystem functioning and health and may help provide an outlook for reef management actions.
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- Anna Roik
- Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity, University of Oldenburg, Ammerländer Heerstraße 231, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Wilhelmshaven, 26046, Germany
- Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Wilhelmshaven, 26046, Germany
- School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory for Biological Geochemistry, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Danilova OA, Ianutsevich EA, Bondarenko SA, Antropova AB, Tereshina VM. Membrane Lipids and Osmolytes Composition of Xerohalophilic Fungus Aspergillus penicillioides during Growth on High NaCl and Glycerol Media. Microbiology (Reading) 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026261722601373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Li H, Luo N, Ji C, Li J, Zhang L, Xiao L, She X, Liu Z, Li Y, Liu C, Guo Q, Lai H. Liquid Organic Fertilizer Amendment Alters Rhizosphere Microbial Community Structure and Co-occurrence Patterns and Improves Sunflower Yield Under Salinity-Alkalinity Stress. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2022; 84:423-438. [PMID: 34535834 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-021-01870-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Response of rhizosphere microbial community structure and co-occurrence patterns to liquid organic fertilizer in sunflower cropland was investigated. Moderate and severe saline-alkaline soils were treated with liquid organic fertilizer containing mainly small molecular organic compounds (450 g L-1) at a rate of 4500 L ha-1 year-1 over 2 years. Compared with the untreated soils, organic fertilizer treatment increased soil nutrient concentrations by 13.8-137.1% while reducing soil pH and salinity by 5.6% and 54.7%, respectively. Organic fertilizer treatment also improved sunflower yield, plant number, and plant height by 28.6-67.3%. Following organic fertilizer treatment, fungal α-diversity was increased, and the effects of salinity-alkalinity stress on rhizosphere microbial communities were alleviated. The relative abundances of some halotolerant microbes and phytopathogenic fungi were reduced in organic fertilizer-treated soils, in contrast to increases in the relative abundances of plant growth-promoting microbes and organic matter decomposers, such as Nocardioides, Rhizophagus, and Stachybotrys. Network analysis revealed that severe salinity-alkalinity stress stimulated cooperation among bacteria, while organic fertilizer treatment tended to stimulate the ecosystem functions of fungi with higher proportions of fungi-bacteria and fungi-fungi links. More keystone taxa (e.g., Amycolatopsis, Variovorax, and Gemmatimonas) were positively correlated with soil nutrient concentrations and crop yield-related traits in organic fertilizer-treated soils. Overall, liquid organic fertilizer amendment could attenuate the adverse effects of salinity-alkalinity stress on sunflower yield by improving soil quality and optimizing rhizosphere microbial community structure and co-occurrence patterns.
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- Haiyang Li
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Tongchuan Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Tongchuan, 727000, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Tongchuan Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Tongchuan, 727000, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
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Proteomics Readjustment of the Yarrowia lipolytica Yeast in Response to Increased Temperature and Alkaline Stress. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9122619. [PMID: 34946220 PMCID: PMC8708323 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9122619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Yeasts cope with a wide range of environmental challenges using different adaptive mechanisms. They can prosper at extreme ambient pH and high temperatures; however, their adaptation mechanisms have not been entirely investigated. Previously, we showed the pivotal role and flexibility of the sugar and lipid composition of Yarrowia lipolytica W 29 upon adaptation to unfavorable conditions. In this study, we showed that extreme pH provoked significant changes in the cell wall proteins expression, with an increase in both the chaperones of heat shock protein HSP60 and some other proteins with chaperone functions. The mitochondria activity changes inducing the VDAC and malate dehydrogenase played an essential role in the adaptation, as did the altered carbohydrate metabolism, promoting its shift towards the pyruvate formation rather than gluconeogenesis. The elevated temperature led to changes in the cell wall proteins and chaperones, the induced expression of the proteins involved in the cell structural organization, ribosomal proteins, and the enzymes of formaldehyde degradation. Moreover, the readjustment of the protein composition and amount under combined stress indicated the promotion of catabolic processes related to scavenging the damaged proteins and lipids. Under all of the stress conditions studied, the process of folding, stress resistance, redox adaptation, and oxidative phosphorylation were the dominant pathways. The combined chronic alkaline and heat stress (pH 9.0, 38 °C) led to cross-adaptation, which caused "switching" over the traditional metabolism to the adaptation to the most damaging stress factor, namely the increased temperature.
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Ianutsevich EA, Danilova OA, Bondarenko SA, Tereshina VM. Membrane lipid and osmolyte readjustment in the alkaliphilic micromycete Sodiomyces tronii under cold, heat and osmotic shocks. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2021; 167. [PMID: 34816793 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Previously, we showed for the first time that alkaliphilic fungi, in contrast to alkalitolerant fungi, accumulated trehalose under extremely alkaline conditions, and we have proposed its key role in alkaliphilia. We propose that high levels of trehalose in the mycelium of alkaliphiles may promote adaptation not only to alkaline conditions, but also to other stressors. Therefore, we studied changes in the composition of osmolytes, and storage and membrane lipids under the action of cold (CS), heat (HS) and osmotic (OS) shocks in the obligate alkaliphilic micromycete Sodiomyces tronii. During adaptation to CS, an increase in the degree of unsaturation of phospholipids was observed while the composition of osmolytes, membrane and storage lipids remained the same. Under HS conditions, a twofold increase in the level of trehalose and an increase in the proportion of phosphatidylethanolamines were observed against the background of a decrease in the proportion of phosphatidic acids. OS was accompanied by a decrease in the amount of membrane lipids, while their ratio remained unchanged, and an increase in the level of polyols (arabitol and mannitol) in the fungal mycelium, which suggests their role for adaptation to OS. Thus, the observed consistency of the composition of membrane lipids suggests that trehalose can participate in adaptation not only to extremely alkaline conditions, but also to other stressors - HS, CS and OS. Taken together, the data obtained indicate the adaptability of the fungus to the action of various stressors, which can point to polyextremotolerance.
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- Elena A Ianutsevich
- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 33, bld. 2 Leninsky Ave., Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 33, bld. 2 Leninsky Ave., Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 33, bld. 2 Leninsky Ave., Moscow 119071, Russia.,Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Biology, Russia
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- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 33, bld. 2 Leninsky Ave., Moscow 119071, Russia
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Lima DMCG, Costa TPC, Emri T, Pócsi I, Pupin B, Rangel DEN. Fungal tolerance to Congo red, a cell wall integrity stress, as a promising indicator of ecological niche. Fungal Biol 2021; 125:646-657. [PMID: 34281658 DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2021.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Differential sensitivities to the cell wall stress caused by Congo red (CR) have been observed in many fungal species. In this study, the tolerances and sensitivities to CR was studied with an assorted collection of fungal species from three phylogenetic classes: Sordariomycetes, Dothideomycetes, and Eurotiomycetes, three orders, and eight families. These grouped into different ecological niches, such as insect pathogens, plant pathogens, saprotrophs, and mycoparasitics. The saprotroph Aspergillus niger and the mycoparasite Trichoderma atroviride stood out as the most resistant species to cell wall stress caused by CR, followed by the plant pathogenic fungi, a mycoparasite, and other saprotrophs. The insect pathogens had low tolerance to CR. The insect pathogens Metarhizium acridum and Cordyceps fumosorosea were the most sensitive to CR. In conclusion, Congo red tolerance may reflect ecological niche, accordingly, the tolerances of the fungal species to Congo red were closely aligned with their ecology.
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Microbiology, Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Microbiology, Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Centro de Ciência do Sistema Terrestre, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa Especiais - INPE, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
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