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Exploring the mycobiota of bromeliads phytotelmata in Brazilian Campos Rupestres.
Dos Santos, Vera Lúcia; Silva, Ubiana Cássia; Santos, Eduardo Horta; Resende, Alessandra Abrão; Dias, Marcela França; Cuadros-Orellana, Sara; Marques, Andréa Rodrigues.
Afiliação
  • Dos Santos VL; Department of Microbiology, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil. vlsantos@icb.ufmg.
  • Silva UC; Department of Microbiology, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil.
  • Santos EH; Department of Microbiology, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil.
  • Resende AA; Expertise Center Botany and Biodiversity, Museu de História Natural e Jardim Botânico, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31080-010, Brazil.
  • Dias MF; Department of Microbiology, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil.
  • Cuadros-Orellana S; Universidad Católica del Maule, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Centro de Biotecnología de los Recursos Naturales, 3480112, Talca, Chile.
  • Marques AR; Department of Biological Sciences, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais - CEFET/MG, Av. Amazonas, 5253, Nova Suíça, 30.421-169, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30421-169, Brazil.
Braz J Microbiol ; 54(3): 1885-1897, 2023 Sep.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37322328
The phytotelmata is a water-filled tank on a terrestrial plant, and it plays an important role in bromeliad growth and ecosystem functioning. Even though previous studies have contributed to elucidate the composition of the prokaryotic component of this aquatic ecosystem, its mycobiota (fungal community) is still poorly known. In the present work, ITS2 amplicon deep sequencing was used to examine the fungal communities inhabiting the phytotelmata of two bromeliads species that coexist in a sun-exposed rupestrian field of Southeastern Brazil, namely Aechmea nudicaulis (AN) and Vriesea minarum (VM). Ascomycota was the most abundant phylum in both bromeliads (57.1 and 89.1% in AN and VM respectively, on average), while the others were present in low abundance (< 2%). Mortierellomycota and Glomeromycota were exclusively observed in AN. Beta-diversity analysis showed that samples from each bromeliad significantly clustered together. In conclusion, despite the considerable within-group variation, the results suggested that each bromeliad harbor a distinct fungi community, what could be associated with the physicochemical characteristics of the phytotelmata (mainly total nitrogen, total organic carbon, and total carbon) and plant morphological features.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Ecossistema / Bromeliaceae País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Braz J Microbiol Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Ecossistema / Bromeliaceae País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Braz J Microbiol Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil