Seasonal Dynamics of Previously Unknown Fungal Lineages in Tundra Soils
The finding that microbial communities are active under snow has changed the estimated global rates of biogeochemical processes beneath seasonal snow packs. We used microbiological and molecular techniques to elucidate the phylogenetic composition of undersnow microbial communities in Colorado, the...
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craaas:10.1126/science.1086940 2024-06-23T07:57:16+00:00 Seasonal Dynamics of Previously Unknown Fungal Lineages in Tundra Soils Schadt, Christopher W. Martin, Andrew P. Lipson, David A. Schmidt, Steven K. 2003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1086940 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1086940 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 301, issue 5638, page 1359-1361 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 2003 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1086940 2024-06-06T04:01:25Z The finding that microbial communities are active under snow has changed the estimated global rates of biogeochemical processes beneath seasonal snow packs. We used microbiological and molecular techniques to elucidate the phylogenetic composition of undersnow microbial communities in Colorado, the United States. Here, we show that tundra soil microbial biomass reaches its annual peak under snow, and that fungi account for most of the biomass. Phylogenetic analysis of tundra soil fungi revealed a high diversity of fungi and three novel clades that constitute major new groups of fungi (divergent at the subphylum or class level). An abundance of previously unknown fungi that are active beneath the snow substantially broadens our understanding of both the diversity and biogeochemical functioning of fungi in cold environments. Article in Journal/Newspaper Tundra AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science 301 5638 1359 1361 |
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The finding that microbial communities are active under snow has changed the estimated global rates of biogeochemical processes beneath seasonal snow packs. We used microbiological and molecular techniques to elucidate the phylogenetic composition of undersnow microbial communities in Colorado, the United States. Here, we show that tundra soil microbial biomass reaches its annual peak under snow, and that fungi account for most of the biomass. Phylogenetic analysis of tundra soil fungi revealed a high diversity of fungi and three novel clades that constitute major new groups of fungi (divergent at the subphylum or class level). An abundance of previously unknown fungi that are active beneath the snow substantially broadens our understanding of both the diversity and biogeochemical functioning of fungi in cold environments. |
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Seasonal Dynamics of Previously Unknown Fungal Lineages in Tundra Soils |
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Seasonal Dynamics of Previously Unknown Fungal Lineages in Tundra Soils |
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Seasonal Dynamics of Previously Unknown Fungal Lineages in Tundra Soils |
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seasonal dynamics of previously unknown fungal lineages in tundra soils |
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