The First Comprehensive Biodiversity Study of Culturable Fungal Communities Inhabiting Cryoconite Holes in the Werenskiold Glacier on Spitsbergen (Svalbard Archipelago, Arctic)
SIMPLE SUMMARY: Cryoconites are small cavities filled with water on the surface of glaciers in which microorganisms may develop during the thawing period. At the bottom of cryoconite holes, sediment accumulates, consisting of plant and animal debris and inorganic mineral particles. In this study, we...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:9405543 2023-05-15T14:52:00+02:00 The First Comprehensive Biodiversity Study of Culturable Fungal Communities Inhabiting Cryoconite Holes in the Werenskiold Glacier on Spitsbergen (Svalbard Archipelago, Arctic) Borzęcka, Justyna Suchodolski, Jakub Dudek, Bartłomiej Matyaszczyk, Lena Spychała, Klaudyna Ogórek, Rafał 2022-08-16 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9405543/ https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11081224 en eng MDPI http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9405543/ http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology11081224 © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). CC-BY Biology (Basel) Article Text 2022 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11081224 2022-08-28T01:18:20Z SIMPLE SUMMARY: Cryoconites are small cavities filled with water on the surface of glaciers in which microorganisms may develop during the thawing period. At the bottom of cryoconite holes, sediment accumulates, consisting of plant and animal debris and inorganic mineral particles. In this study, we provide the first report of fungal communities in cryoconite holes in the Werenskiold Glacier on Spitsbergen (Svalbard Archipelago, Arctic). Overall, we detected 21 species and 2 unassigned species, including micromycetes and macromycetes. Some of the fungi described may be harmful to humans or have biotechnological potential. Most importantly, to the best of our knowledge, we are the first to report the occurrence of Aspergillus pseudoglaucus, Cladosporium allicinum, C. ramotenellum, Penicillium sumatraense, P. velutinum, Phanerochaete cumulodentata, Bjerkandera adusta, and Trametes versicolor in polar regions. ABSTRACT: Cryoconite holes on glacier surfaces are a source of cold-adapted microorganisms, but little is known about their fungal inhabitants. Here, we provide the first report of distinctive fungal communities in cryoconite holes in the Werenskiold Glacier on Spitsbergen (Svalbard Archipelago, Arctic). Due to a combination of two incubation temperatures (7 °C and 24 ± 0.5 °C) and two media during isolation (PDA, YPG), as well as classical and molecular identification approaches, we were able to identify 23 different fungi (21 species and 2 unassigned species). Most of the fungi cultured from cryoconite sediment were ascomycetous filamentous micromycetes. However, four representatives of macromycetes were also identified (Bjerkandera adusta, Holwaya mucida, Orbiliaceae sp., and Trametes versicolor). Some of the described fungi possess biotechnological potential (Aspergillus pseudoglaucus, A. sydowii, Penicillium expansum, P. velutinum, B. adusta, and T. versicolor), thus, we propose the Arctic region as a source of new strains for industrial applications. In addition, two phytopathogenic representatives were ... Text Arctic glacier Svalbard Spitsbergen PubMed Central (PMC) Arctic Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago Biology 11 8 1224 |
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SIMPLE SUMMARY: Cryoconites are small cavities filled with water on the surface of glaciers in which microorganisms may develop during the thawing period. At the bottom of cryoconite holes, sediment accumulates, consisting of plant and animal debris and inorganic mineral particles. In this study, we provide the first report of fungal communities in cryoconite holes in the Werenskiold Glacier on Spitsbergen (Svalbard Archipelago, Arctic). Overall, we detected 21 species and 2 unassigned species, including micromycetes and macromycetes. Some of the fungi described may be harmful to humans or have biotechnological potential. Most importantly, to the best of our knowledge, we are the first to report the occurrence of Aspergillus pseudoglaucus, Cladosporium allicinum, C. ramotenellum, Penicillium sumatraense, P. velutinum, Phanerochaete cumulodentata, Bjerkandera adusta, and Trametes versicolor in polar regions. ABSTRACT: Cryoconite holes on glacier surfaces are a source of cold-adapted microorganisms, but little is known about their fungal inhabitants. Here, we provide the first report of distinctive fungal communities in cryoconite holes in the Werenskiold Glacier on Spitsbergen (Svalbard Archipelago, Arctic). Due to a combination of two incubation temperatures (7 °C and 24 ± 0.5 °C) and two media during isolation (PDA, YPG), as well as classical and molecular identification approaches, we were able to identify 23 different fungi (21 species and 2 unassigned species). Most of the fungi cultured from cryoconite sediment were ascomycetous filamentous micromycetes. However, four representatives of macromycetes were also identified (Bjerkandera adusta, Holwaya mucida, Orbiliaceae sp., and Trametes versicolor). Some of the described fungi possess biotechnological potential (Aspergillus pseudoglaucus, A. sydowii, Penicillium expansum, P. velutinum, B. adusta, and T. versicolor), thus, we propose the Arctic region as a source of new strains for industrial applications. In addition, two phytopathogenic representatives were ... |
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The First Comprehensive Biodiversity Study of Culturable Fungal Communities Inhabiting Cryoconite Holes in the Werenskiold Glacier on Spitsbergen (Svalbard Archipelago, Arctic) |
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The First Comprehensive Biodiversity Study of Culturable Fungal Communities Inhabiting Cryoconite Holes in the Werenskiold Glacier on Spitsbergen (Svalbard Archipelago, Arctic) |
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The First Comprehensive Biodiversity Study of Culturable Fungal Communities Inhabiting Cryoconite Holes in the Werenskiold Glacier on Spitsbergen (Svalbard Archipelago, Arctic) |
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The First Comprehensive Biodiversity Study of Culturable Fungal Communities Inhabiting Cryoconite Holes in the Werenskiold Glacier on Spitsbergen (Svalbard Archipelago, Arctic) |
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first comprehensive biodiversity study of culturable fungal communities inhabiting cryoconite holes in the werenskiold glacier on spitsbergen (svalbard archipelago, arctic) |
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