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Fungal succession on the decomposition of three plant species from a Brazilian mangrove

Marta A. Moitinho, Josiane B. Chiaramonte, Laura Bononi, View ORCID ProfileThiago Gumiere, Itamar S. Melo, Rodrigo G. Taketani
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.09.447690
Marta A. Moitinho
1Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, Brazilian Agricultural. Research Corporation, EMBRAPA Environment, SP 340. Highway—Km 127.5, Jaguariúna, SP 13820-000, Brazil
2College of Agriculture Luiz de Queiroz, University of São Paulo, Pádua Dias Avenue, 11, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900, Brazil
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Josiane B. Chiaramonte
1Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, Brazilian Agricultural. Research Corporation, EMBRAPA Environment, SP 340. Highway—Km 127.5, Jaguariúna, SP 13820-000, Brazil
2College of Agriculture Luiz de Queiroz, University of São Paulo, Pádua Dias Avenue, 11, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900, Brazil
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Laura Bononi
1Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, Brazilian Agricultural. Research Corporation, EMBRAPA Environment, SP 340. Highway—Km 127.5, Jaguariúna, SP 13820-000, Brazil
2College of Agriculture Luiz de Queiroz, University of São Paulo, Pádua Dias Avenue, 11, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900, Brazil
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Thiago Gumiere
3Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Eau Terre Environnement. 490, rue de la Couronne, Quebec City, QC, G1K 9A9, Canada
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Itamar S. Melo
1Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, Brazilian Agricultural. Research Corporation, EMBRAPA Environment, SP 340. Highway—Km 127.5, Jaguariúna, SP 13820-000, Brazil
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Rodrigo G. Taketani
2College of Agriculture Luiz de Queiroz, University of São Paulo, Pádua Dias Avenue, 11, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900, Brazil
4CETEM, Centre for Mineral Technology, MCTIC Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication, Av. Pedro Calmon, 900, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ZC 21941-908
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Leaf decomposition is the primary process in release nutrients in the dynamic mangrove habitat, supporting the ecosystem food webs. On most environments, fungi are an essential part of this process. However, due to the peculiarities of mangrove forests, this group is currently neglected. Thus, this study tests the hypothesis that fungal community display an specific succession pattern in different mangrove species. A molecular approach was employed to investigate the dynamics of the fungal community during the decomposition of three common plant species (Rhizophora mangle, Laguncularia racemosa, and Avicennia schaueriana) from the mangrove habitat located at the southeast of Brazil. Plant material was the primary driver of fungi communities but time also was marginally significant for the process, and evident changes in the fungal community during the decomposition process were observed. The five most abundant classes common to all the three plant species were Saccharomycetes, Sordariomycetes, Tremellomycetes, Eurotiomycetes, and Dothideomycetes, all belonging to the Phylum Ascomycota. Microbotryomycetes class were shared only by A. schaueriana and L. racemosa, while Agaricomycetes class were shared by L. racemosa and R. mangle. The class Glomeromycetes were shared by A. schaueriana and R. mangle. The analysis of the core microbiome showed that Saccharomycetes was the most abundant class. In the variable community, Sordariomycetes was the most abundant one, mainly in the Laguncularia racemosa plant. The results presented in this work shows a specialization of the fungal community regarding plant material during mangrove litter decomposition.

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Fungal succession on the decomposition of three plant species from a Brazilian mangrove
Marta A. Moitinho, Josiane B. Chiaramonte, Laura Bononi, Thiago Gumiere, Itamar S. Melo, Rodrigo G. Taketani
bioRxiv 2021.06.09.447690; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.09.447690
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Fungal succession on the decomposition of three plant species from a Brazilian mangrove
Marta A. Moitinho, Josiane B. Chiaramonte, Laura Bononi, Thiago Gumiere, Itamar S. Melo, Rodrigo G. Taketani
bioRxiv 2021.06.09.447690; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.09.447690

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