Endophytic fungal community of Dysphania ambrosioides from two heavy metal‐contaminated sites: evaluated by culture‐dependent and culture‐independent approaches. Issue 6 (5th September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Parmar, Shobhika; Li, Qiaohong; Wu, Ying; Li, Xinya; Yan, Jinping; Sharma, Vijay K.; Wei, Yunlin; Li, Haiyan
• Is Part Of: Microbial biotechnology. Volume 11:Issue 6(2018:Nov.)
• Page Start: 1170
• Page End: 1183
• Publication Date: 2018-09-05
• Subjects: Microbial biotechnology -- Periodicals; Biotechnology; Microbiology; 660.62
• DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13308
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-7915

Abstract

Summary: Endophytic fungal communities of Dysphania ambrosioides, a hyperaccumulator growing at two Pb‐Zn‐contaminated sites, were investigated through culture‐dependent and culture‐independent approaches. A total of 237 culturable endophytic fungi (EF) were isolated from 368 tissue (shoot and roots) segments, and the colonization rate (CR) ranged from 9.64% to 65.98%. The isolates were identified to 43 taxa based on morphological characteristics and rDNA ITS sequence analysis. Among them, 13 taxa (30.23%) were common in plant tissues from both sites; however, dominant EF were dissimilar. In culture‐dependent study, 1989 OTUs were obtained through Illumina Miseq sequencing, and dominant EF were almost same in plant tissues from both sites. However, some culturable EF were not observed in total endophytic communities. We suggest that combination of both culture‐dependent and culture‐independent methods will provide more chances for the precise estimation of endophytic fungal community than using either of them. The tissue had more influence on the culturable fungal community structure, whereas the location had more influence on the total fungal community structure (including culturable and unculturable). Both culture‐dependent and culture‐independent studies illustrated that endophytic fungal communities of D. ambrosioides varied across the sites, which suggested that HM concentration of the soil may have some influence on endophytic fungal diversity. Abstract : Endophytic fungal communities of Dysphania ambrosioides, a hyperaccumulator growing at two Pb–Zn contaminated sites, were investigated through culture‐dependent and independent approaches. The study demonstrated that for the estimation of the endophytic fungal community the combination of both culture‐dependent and independent methods will increase the accuracy. The study also suggested that HM concentration of the soil may have some influence on endophytic fungal diversity.