Stochastic processes dominate community assembly of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with Picea crassifolia in the Helan Mountains, China
IntroductionUnderstanding the underlying mechanisms of microbial community assembly is a fundamental topic in microbial ecology. As an integral part of soil organisms, ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi play vital roles in ecosystems. Picea crassifolia is an important pine species in the Helan Mountains in...
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| description | IntroductionUnderstanding the underlying mechanisms of microbial community assembly is a fundamental topic in microbial ecology. As an integral part of soil organisms, ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi play vital roles in ecosystems. Picea crassifolia is an important pine species in the Helan Mountains in Inner Mongolia, China, with high ecological and economic values. However, studies of EM fungal diversity and mechanisms underlying community assembly on this pine species are limited.MethodsIn this study, we investigated EM fungal communities associated with P. crassifolia from 45 root samples across three sites in the Helan Mountains using Illumina Miseq sequencing of the fungal rDNA ITS2 region.ResultsA total of 166 EM fungal OTUs belonging to 24 lineages were identified, of which Sebacina and Tomentella-Thelephora were the most dominant lineages. Ordination analysis revealed that EM fungal communities were significantly different among the three sites. Site/fungus preference analysis showed that some abundant EM fungal OTUs preferred specific sites. Ecological process analysis implied that dispersal limitation and ecological drift in stochastic processes dominantly determined the community assembly of EM fungi.DiscussionOur study indicates that P. crassifolia harbors a high EM fungal diversity and highlights the important role of the stochastic process in driving community assembly of mutualistic fungi associated with a single plant species in a semi-arid forest in northwest China. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b42ae283726a47198a205b297632fbe82023-01-12T06:13:52ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2023-01-011310.3389/fmicb.2022.10618191061819Stochastic processes dominate community assembly of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with Picea crassifolia in the Helan Mountains, ChinaXuan Zhang0Yonglong Wang1Ying Xu2Busayo Joshua Babalola3Simin Xiang4Jianjun Ma5Yun Su6Yongjun Fan7Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, Baotou Teacher's College, Baotou, ChinaFaculty of Biological Science and Technology, Baotou Teacher's College, Baotou, ChinaFaculty of Biological Science and Technology, Baotou Teacher's College, Baotou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaFaculty of Biological Science and Technology, Baotou Teacher's College, Baotou, ChinaCollege of Life Sciences, Langfang Normal University, Langfang, Hebei, ChinaHelan Mountains National Nature Reserve Administration of Inner Mongolia, Alxa League, ChinaSchool of Life Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, ChinaIntroductionUnderstanding the underlying mechanisms of microbial community assembly is a fundamental topic in microbial ecology. As an integral part of soil organisms, ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi play vital roles in ecosystems. Picea crassifolia is an important pine species in the Helan Mountains in Inner Mongolia, China, with high ecological and economic values. However, studies of EM fungal diversity and mechanisms underlying community assembly on this pine species are limited.MethodsIn this study, we investigated EM fungal communities associated with P. crassifolia from 45 root samples across three sites in the Helan Mountains using Illumina Miseq sequencing of the fungal rDNA ITS2 region.ResultsA total of 166 EM fungal OTUs belonging to 24 lineages were identified, of which Sebacina and Tomentella-Thelephora were the most dominant lineages. Ordination analysis revealed that EM fungal communities were significantly different among the three sites. Site/fungus preference analysis showed that some abundant EM fungal OTUs preferred specific sites. Ecological process analysis implied that dispersal limitation and ecological drift in stochastic processes dominantly determined the community assembly of EM fungi.DiscussionOur study indicates that P. crassifolia harbors a high EM fungal diversity and highlights the important role of the stochastic process in driving community assembly of mutualistic fungi associated with a single plant species in a semi-arid forest in northwest China.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1061819/fullectomycorrhizal fungiPicea crassifoliacommunity assemblystochastic processesdispersal limitation |
| spellingShingle | Xuan Zhang Yonglong Wang Ying Xu Busayo Joshua Babalola Simin Xiang Jianjun Ma Yun Su Yongjun Fan Stochastic processes dominate community assembly of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with Picea crassifolia in the Helan Mountains, China Frontiers in Microbiology ectomycorrhizal fungi Picea crassifolia community assembly stochastic processes dispersal limitation |
| title | Stochastic processes dominate community assembly of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with Picea crassifolia in the Helan Mountains, China |
| title_full | Stochastic processes dominate community assembly of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with Picea crassifolia in the Helan Mountains, China |
| title_fullStr | Stochastic processes dominate community assembly of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with Picea crassifolia in the Helan Mountains, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stochastic processes dominate community assembly of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with Picea crassifolia in the Helan Mountains, China |
| title_short | Stochastic processes dominate community assembly of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with Picea crassifolia in the Helan Mountains, China |
| title_sort | stochastic processes dominate community assembly of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with picea crassifolia in the helan mountains china |
| topic | ectomycorrhizal fungi Picea crassifolia community assembly stochastic processes dispersal limitation |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1061819/full |
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