The culturable mycobiota of Flabellia petiolata: First survey of marine fungi associated to a Mediterranean green alga

Algae-inhabiting marine fungi represent a taxonomically and ecologically interesting group of microorganisms still largely neglected, especially in temperate regions. The aim of this study was to isolate and to identify the culturable mycobiota associated with Flabellia petiolata, a green alga frequ...

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Published in:PloS one 2017-04, Vol.12 (4), p.e0175941-e0175941
Main Authors: Gnavi, Giorgio, Garzoli, Laura, Poli, Anna, Prigione, Valeria, Burgaud, Gaëtan, Varese, Giovanna Cristina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algae
Bayes Theorem
Biology
Biology and Life Sciences
Chlorophyta
Chlorophyta - microbiology
Computer and Information Sciences
Cytotoxicity
Earth Sciences
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Fungi
Fungi - classification
Fungi - isolation & purification
Hypocreales
Life sciences
Marine microorganisms
Mediterranean Sea
Metabolites
Microorganisms
Mycelia
Penicillium
Phylogeny
Quantitative analysis
Research and Analysis Methods
Sediments
Taxa
Thalli
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Summary:Algae-inhabiting marine fungi represent a taxonomically and ecologically interesting group of microorganisms still largely neglected, especially in temperate regions. The aim of this study was to isolate and to identify the culturable mycobiota associated with Flabellia petiolata, a green alga frequently retrieved in the Mediterranean basin. Twenty algal thalli were collected from two different sampling sites in the Mediterranean Sea (Elba Island, Italy). A polyphasic approach showed the presence of a relevant alga-associated mycobiota with 64 taxa identified. The fungal isolates belonged mainly to Ascomycota (61 taxa), while only three Basidiomycota were detected. The phylogenetic position of sterile mycelia and cryptic taxa, inferred on the basis of LSU partial region, highlighted the presence of putative new phylogenetic lineages within Dothideomycetes and Sordariomycetes. This work represents the first quali-quantitative analysis of the culturable mycobiota associated to a green alga in the Mediterranean Sea.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0175941