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Djotan AKG, Matsushita N, Fukuda K. Paired Root-Soil Samples and Metabarcoding Reveal Taxon-Based Colonization Strategies in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Communities in Japanese Cedar and Cypress Stands. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2023; 86:2133-2146. [PMID: 37115261 PMCID: PMC10497666 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-023-02223-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in the roots and soil surrounding their hosts are typically independently investigated and little is known of the relationships between the communities of the two compartments. We simultaneously collected root and surrounding soil samples from Cryptomeria japonica (Cj) and Chamaecyparis obtusa (Co) at three environmentally different sites. Based on molecular and morphological analyses, we characterized their associated AMF communities. Cj was more densely colonized than Co and that root colonization intensity was significantly correlated with soil AMF diversity. The communities comprised 15 AMF genera dominated by Glomus and Paraglomus and 1443 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) of which 1067 and 1170 were in roots and soil, respectively. AMF communities were significantly different among sites, and the root AMF communities were significantly different from those of soil at each site. The root and soil AMF communities responded differently to soil pH. At the genus level, Glomus and Acaulospora were abundant in roots while Paraglomus and Redeckera were abundant in soil. Our findings suggest that AMF colonizing roots are protected from environmental stresses in soil. However, the root-soil-abundant taxa have adapted to both environments and represent a model AMF symbiont. This evidence of strategic exploitation of the rhizosphere by AMF supports prior hypotheses and provides insights into community ecology.
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Affiliation(s)
- Akotchiffor Kevin Geoffroy Djotan
- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences (Laboratory of Forest Botany), University of Tokyo, 1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences (Laboratory of Forest Botany), University of Tokyo, 1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences (Laboratory of Forest Botany), University of Tokyo, 1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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Zou G, Wu B, Chen B, Yang Y, Feng Y, Huang J, Liu Y, Murray PJ, Liu W. What Are the Effects of Moso Bamboo Expansion into Japanese Cedar on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Altering the Community Composition Rather than the Diversity. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:jof9020273. [PMID: 36836387 PMCID: PMC9967659 DOI: 10.3390/jof9020273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
Abstract
The unbridled expansion of moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) occurs throughout the world and has a series of consequences. However, the effect of bamboo expansion on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) is still poorly understood. We assessed the changes in the AMF community during bamboo expansion into Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) forests by analyzing AMF in three forest types-Japanese cedar (JC), bamboo-cedar mixed (BC) and moso bamboo (MB)-using 454 pyrosequencing technology. We found that the AMF community composition differed significantly among forest types. The relative abundance of Glomerales decreased from 74.0% in JC to 61.8% in BC and 42.5% in MB, whereas the relative abundance of Rhizophagus increased from 24.9% in JC to 35.9% in BC and 56.7% in MB. Further analysis showed that soil characteristics explained only 19.2% of the AMF community variation among forest types. Hence, vegetation is presumably the main driver of the alteration of the AMF community. The α diversity of AMF was similar between JC and MB, although it was higher in BC. Overall, this research sheds more light on AMF community dynamics during moso bamboo expansion. Our results highlight that the consequences of bamboo expansion in monoculture forests differ from those in mixed forests.
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Affiliation(s)
- Guiwu Zou
- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
- School of Art and Landscape, College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
- Positioning Observation Station of Forest Ecosystem in Lushan, Jiujiang 332000, China
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- School of Art and Landscape, College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
- School of Art and Landscape, College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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- Administration of Lushan Natural Reserve, Jiujiang 332000, China
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- Administration of Lushan Natural Reserve, Jiujiang 332000, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
- School of Art and Landscape, College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
- Positioning Observation Station of Forest Ecosystem in Lushan, Jiujiang 332000, China
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester GL7 6JS, UK
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
- School of Art and Landscape, College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
- Positioning Observation Station of Forest Ecosystem in Lushan, Jiujiang 332000, China
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