Lichen-associated Fungal Community in Hypogymnia hypotrypa (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) Affected by Geographic Distribution and Altitude
Lichen-associated fungal species have already been investigated in almost all the main growth forms of lichens, however whether or not they are homogeneous and constant within each lichen species are still inconclusive. Moreover, the related ecological factors to affect and structure the fungal com...
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| author | Yanyan Wang Yong Zheng Xinyu Wang Xinli Wei Jiangchun Wei |
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| description | Lichen-associated fungal species have already been investigated in almost all the main growth forms of lichens, however whether or not they are homogeneous and constant within each lichen species are still inconclusive. Moreover, the related ecological factors to affect and structure the fungal composition have been poorly studied. In order to answer these questions, we took Hypogymnia hypotrypa as a model to study the relationship between the lichen-associated fungal composition and two ecological factors, i.e. site and altitude, using the method of IlluminaMiSeq sequencing. Four different sites and two levels of altitude were included in this study, and the effects of site and altitude on fungal community composition were assessed at three levels, i.e. OTU, class and phylum. The results showed that a total of 50 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were identified and distributed in 4 phyla, 13 classes and 20 orders. The lichen-associated fungal composition within H. hypotrypa were significantly affected by both site and altitude at OTU and class levels, while at the phylum level, it was only affected by altitude. While the lichen associated fungal communities were reported to be similar with endophytic fungi of the moss, our results indicated the opposite results in some degree. But whether there exist specific OTUs within this lichen species corresponding to different sites and altitudes is still open. More lichen species and ecological factors would be taken into the integrated analyses to address these knowledge gaps in the near future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fb8841a55ea4468d990c81ca759d70322022-12-22T00:05:53ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2016-08-01710.3389/fmicb.2016.01231209335Lichen-associated Fungal Community in Hypogymnia hypotrypa (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) Affected by Geographic Distribution and AltitudeYanyan Wang0Yong Zheng1Xinyu Wang2Xinli Wei3Jiangchun Wei4Chinese academy of scienceChinese academy of scienceChinese academy of scienceChinese academy of scienceChinese academy of scienceLichen-associated fungal species have already been investigated in almost all the main growth forms of lichens, however whether or not they are homogeneous and constant within each lichen species are still inconclusive. Moreover, the related ecological factors to affect and structure the fungal composition have been poorly studied. In order to answer these questions, we took Hypogymnia hypotrypa as a model to study the relationship between the lichen-associated fungal composition and two ecological factors, i.e. site and altitude, using the method of IlluminaMiSeq sequencing. Four different sites and two levels of altitude were included in this study, and the effects of site and altitude on fungal community composition were assessed at three levels, i.e. OTU, class and phylum. The results showed that a total of 50 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were identified and distributed in 4 phyla, 13 classes and 20 orders. The lichen-associated fungal composition within H. hypotrypa were significantly affected by both site and altitude at OTU and class levels, while at the phylum level, it was only affected by altitude. While the lichen associated fungal communities were reported to be similar with endophytic fungi of the moss, our results indicated the opposite results in some degree. But whether there exist specific OTUs within this lichen species corresponding to different sites and altitudes is still open. More lichen species and ecological factors would be taken into the integrated analyses to address these knowledge gaps in the near future.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01231/fullLichenstibetan plateaufungal community18S rRNA geneLichenicolous fungiEndolichenic fungi |
| spellingShingle | Yanyan Wang Yong Zheng Xinyu Wang Xinli Wei Jiangchun Wei Lichen-associated Fungal Community in Hypogymnia hypotrypa (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) Affected by Geographic Distribution and Altitude Frontiers in Microbiology Lichens tibetan plateau fungal community 18S rRNA gene Lichenicolous fungi Endolichenic fungi |
| title | Lichen-associated Fungal Community in Hypogymnia hypotrypa (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) Affected by Geographic Distribution and Altitude |
| title_full | Lichen-associated Fungal Community in Hypogymnia hypotrypa (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) Affected by Geographic Distribution and Altitude |
| title_fullStr | Lichen-associated Fungal Community in Hypogymnia hypotrypa (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) Affected by Geographic Distribution and Altitude |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lichen-associated Fungal Community in Hypogymnia hypotrypa (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) Affected by Geographic Distribution and Altitude |
| title_short | Lichen-associated Fungal Community in Hypogymnia hypotrypa (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) Affected by Geographic Distribution and Altitude |
| title_sort | lichen associated fungal community in hypogymnia hypotrypa parmeliaceae ascomycota affected by geographic distribution and altitude |
| topic | Lichens tibetan plateau fungal community 18S rRNA gene Lichenicolous fungi Endolichenic fungi |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01231/full |
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