Utilization of Low Molecular Weight Carbon Sources by Fungi and <i>Saprolegniales</i>: Implications for Their Ecology and Taxonomy
Contributions of fungal and oomycete communities to freshwater carbon cycling have received increasing attention in the past years. It has been shown that fungi and oomycetes constitute key players in the organic matter cycling of freshwater ecosystems. Therefore, studying their interactions with di...
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| author | Hossein Masigol Hans-Peter Grossart Seyedeh Roksana Taheri Reza Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa Mohammad Javad Pourmoghaddam Ali Chenari Bouket Seyed Akbar Khodaparast |
| author_facet | Hossein Masigol Hans-Peter Grossart Seyedeh Roksana Taheri Reza Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa Mohammad Javad Pourmoghaddam Ali Chenari Bouket Seyed Akbar Khodaparast |
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| description | Contributions of fungal and oomycete communities to freshwater carbon cycling have received increasing attention in the past years. It has been shown that fungi and oomycetes constitute key players in the organic matter cycling of freshwater ecosystems. Therefore, studying their interactions with dissolved organic matter is crucial for understanding the aquatic carbon cycle. Therefore, we studied the consumption rates of various carbon sources using 17 fungal and 8 oomycete strains recovered from various freshwater ecosystems using EcoPlate™ and FF MicroPlate™ approaches. Furthermore, phylogenetic relationships between strains were determined via single and multigene phylogenetic analyses of the internal transcribed spacer regions. Our results indicated that the studied fungal and oomycete strains could be distinguished based on their carbon utilization patterns, as indicated by their phylogenetic distance. Thereby, some carbon sources had a higher discriminative strength to categorize the studied strains and thus were applied in a polyphasic approach. We concluded that studying the catabolic potential enables a better understanding of taxonomic relationships and ecological roles of fungal vs. oomycete strains. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-032e8e9229dc4ce797d006ac371696da2023-11-17T12:46:01ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072023-03-0111378210.3390/microorganisms11030782Utilization of Low Molecular Weight Carbon Sources by Fungi and <i>Saprolegniales</i>: Implications for Their Ecology and TaxonomyHossein Masigol0Hans-Peter Grossart1Seyedeh Roksana Taheri2Reza Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa3Mohammad Javad Pourmoghaddam4Ali Chenari Bouket5Seyed Akbar Khodaparast6Plankton and Microbial Ecology, Leibniz Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), 16775 Neuglobsow, GermanyPlankton and Microbial Ecology, Leibniz Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), 16775 Neuglobsow, GermanyPlankton and Microbial Ecology, Leibniz Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), 16775 Neuglobsow, GermanyDepartment of Plant Protection, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz 7144113131, IranDepartment of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht 4199613776, IranEast Azarbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Centre, Plant Protection Research Department, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tabriz 5355179854, IranDepartment of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht 4199613776, IranContributions of fungal and oomycete communities to freshwater carbon cycling have received increasing attention in the past years. It has been shown that fungi and oomycetes constitute key players in the organic matter cycling of freshwater ecosystems. Therefore, studying their interactions with dissolved organic matter is crucial for understanding the aquatic carbon cycle. Therefore, we studied the consumption rates of various carbon sources using 17 fungal and 8 oomycete strains recovered from various freshwater ecosystems using EcoPlate™ and FF MicroPlate™ approaches. Furthermore, phylogenetic relationships between strains were determined via single and multigene phylogenetic analyses of the internal transcribed spacer regions. Our results indicated that the studied fungal and oomycete strains could be distinguished based on their carbon utilization patterns, as indicated by their phylogenetic distance. Thereby, some carbon sources had a higher discriminative strength to categorize the studied strains and thus were applied in a polyphasic approach. We concluded that studying the catabolic potential enables a better understanding of taxonomic relationships and ecological roles of fungal vs. oomycete strains.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/3/782carbon cyclingcatabolic potentialeco-physiologyfreshwater fungifreshwater oomycetesphylogeny |
| spellingShingle | Hossein Masigol Hans-Peter Grossart Seyedeh Roksana Taheri Reza Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa Mohammad Javad Pourmoghaddam Ali Chenari Bouket Seyed Akbar Khodaparast Utilization of Low Molecular Weight Carbon Sources by Fungi and <i>Saprolegniales</i>: Implications for Their Ecology and Taxonomy Microorganisms carbon cycling catabolic potential eco-physiology freshwater fungi freshwater oomycetes phylogeny |
| title | Utilization of Low Molecular Weight Carbon Sources by Fungi and <i>Saprolegniales</i>: Implications for Their Ecology and Taxonomy |
| title_full | Utilization of Low Molecular Weight Carbon Sources by Fungi and <i>Saprolegniales</i>: Implications for Their Ecology and Taxonomy |
| title_fullStr | Utilization of Low Molecular Weight Carbon Sources by Fungi and <i>Saprolegniales</i>: Implications for Their Ecology and Taxonomy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Utilization of Low Molecular Weight Carbon Sources by Fungi and <i>Saprolegniales</i>: Implications for Their Ecology and Taxonomy |
| title_short | Utilization of Low Molecular Weight Carbon Sources by Fungi and <i>Saprolegniales</i>: Implications for Their Ecology and Taxonomy |
| title_sort | utilization of low molecular weight carbon sources by fungi and i saprolegniales i implications for their ecology and taxonomy |
| topic | carbon cycling catabolic potential eco-physiology freshwater fungi freshwater oomycetes phylogeny |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/3/782 |
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