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Phylum-level diversity of the microbiome of the extremophilic basidiomycete fungus Pisolithus arhizus (Scop.) Rauschert: An island of biodiversity in a thermal soil desert.

Ken Cullings, Matthew B Stott, Nicole Marinkovich, Julia DeSimone, Shilpa Bhardwaj

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Article in MicrobiologyOpen, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Ken CullingsJQ Division, NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2551-4326
Matthew B StottSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Nicole MarinkovichJQ Division, NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USA.
Julia DeSimoneJQ Division, NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USA.
Shilpa BhardwajJQ Division, NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We used high-throughput DNA sequencing methods combined with bio-geochemical profiles to characterize the internal environment and community structure of the microbiome of the basidiomycete fungus Pisolithus arhizus (Scop.) Rauschert from soils within a geothermal feature of Yellowstone National Park. Pisolithus arhizus is unique in that it forms closed fruiting bodies that sequester visible sulfur within. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis demonstrates that the P. arhizus fruiting body also concentrates copper, manganese, nickel, and zinc and contains pure granular silica. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis indicates an environment rich in hydrocarbons. Oxygen probe analysis reveals that zones of up to 4× atmospheric oxygen exist within nanometers of zones of near anoxia. Analysis of microbial community structure using high-throughput DNA sequencing methods shows that the fruiting body supports a microbiome that reflects the physiochemical environment of the fruiting body. Diversity and richness measures indicate a microbiome that is significantly richer and more diverse than that of the soils in which P. arhizus grows. Further, P. arhizus sporocarps are enriched significantly in Proteobacteria (primarily Burkholderia) Gemmatimonadetes, Bacteroidetes, Verrucomicrobia, Nitrospirae, Elusimicrobia, and Latescibacteria (WS3) while soils are enriched in Actinobacteria (primarily Mycobacterium), Dormibacteraeota (AD3), and Eremiobacteraeota (WPS-2). Finally, pairwise % similarity comparisons indicate that P. arhizus harbors two lineages that may represent new groups in the candidate phylum radiation (CPR). Together, these results demonstrate that P. arhizus provides a novel environment for microbiome studies and provides for interesting hypotheses regarding the evolution, origins, and functions of symbioses and novel microbes.

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BacteriaBasidiomycotaCopperDNA, BacterialFruiting Bodies, FungalGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHydrocarbonsManganeseMicrobiotaNickelOxygenRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSilicon DioxideSoil MicrobiologySpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredCopperDNA, BacterialHydrocarbonsManganeseNickelOxygenRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSilicon DioxideZinc16S ribosomal RNA genegeothermalmicrobiomePisolithusYellowstone National Park

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PMID32478485
PMCPMC7424252

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