Antarctic Epilithic Lichens as Niches for Black Meristematic Fungi
Sixteen epilithic lichen samples (13 species), collected from seven locations in Northern and Southern Victoria Land in Antarctica, were investigated for the presence of black fungi. Thirteen fungal strains isolated were studied by both morphological and molecular methods. Nuclear ribosomal 18S gene...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/2079-7737/2/2/784/ 2023-08-20T04:02:14+02:00 Antarctic Epilithic Lichens as Niches for Black Meristematic Fungi Laura Selbmann Martin Grube Silvano Onofri Daniela Isola Laura Zucconi agris 2013-05-17 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/biology2020784 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology2020784 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Biology; Volume 2; Issue 2; Pages: 784-797 black meristematic fungi Dothideomycetes Eurotiomycetes lichen-associated fungi phylogeny Text 2013 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/biology2020784 2023-07-31T20:32:38Z Sixteen epilithic lichen samples (13 species), collected from seven locations in Northern and Southern Victoria Land in Antarctica, were investigated for the presence of black fungi. Thirteen fungal strains isolated were studied by both morphological and molecular methods. Nuclear ribosomal 18S gene sequences were used together with the most similar published and unpublished sequences of fungi from other sources, to reconstruct an ML tree. Most of the studied fungi could be grouped together with described or still unnamed rock-inhabiting species in lichen dominated Antarctic cryptoendolithic communities. At the edge of life, epilithic lichens withdraw inside the airspaces of rocks to find conditions still compatible with life; this study provides evidence, for the first time, that the same microbes associated to epilithic thalli also have the same fate and chose endolithic life. These results support the concept of lichens being complex symbiotic systems, which offer attractive and sheltered habitats for other microbes. Text Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Victoria Land MDPI Open Access Publishing Antarctic Victoria Land Biology 2 2 784 797 |
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Sixteen epilithic lichen samples (13 species), collected from seven locations in Northern and Southern Victoria Land in Antarctica, were investigated for the presence of black fungi. Thirteen fungal strains isolated were studied by both morphological and molecular methods. Nuclear ribosomal 18S gene sequences were used together with the most similar published and unpublished sequences of fungi from other sources, to reconstruct an ML tree. Most of the studied fungi could be grouped together with described or still unnamed rock-inhabiting species in lichen dominated Antarctic cryptoendolithic communities. At the edge of life, epilithic lichens withdraw inside the airspaces of rocks to find conditions still compatible with life; this study provides evidence, for the first time, that the same microbes associated to epilithic thalli also have the same fate and chose endolithic life. These results support the concept of lichens being complex symbiotic systems, which offer attractive and sheltered habitats for other microbes. |
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Antarctic Epilithic Lichens as Niches for Black Meristematic Fungi |
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