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ArticleBMC microbiology2020

Uncovering fungal community composition in natural habitat of Ophiocordyceps sinensis using high-throughput sequencing and culture-dependent approaches.

Chuan-Bo Zhang, Chao-Hui Ren, Yan-Li Wang, Qi-Qi Wang, Yun-Sheng Wang, Qing-Bei Weng

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Chuan-Bo ZhangSchool of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Huaxi University Town, Gui'an New District, Guiyang, 550025, China. zhangchuanbo2004@163.com.
Chao-Hui RenSchool of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Huaxi University Town, Gui'an New District, Guiyang, 550025, China.
Yan-Li WangSchool of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Huaxi University Town, Gui'an New District, Guiyang, 550025, China.
Qi-Qi WangSchool of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Huaxi University Town, Gui'an New District, Guiyang, 550025, China.
Yun-Sheng WangSchool of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Huaxi University Town, Gui'an New District, Guiyang, 550025, China.
Qing-Bei WengSchool of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Huaxi University Town, Gui'an New District, Guiyang, 550025, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81460585;81760688
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe fungal communities inhabiting natural Ophiocordyceps sinensis play critical ecological roles in alpine meadow ecosystem, contribute to infect host insect, influence the occurrence of O. sinensis, and are repertoire of potential novel metabolites discovery. However, a comprehensive understanding of fungal communities of O. sinensis remain elusive. Therefore, the present study aimed to unravel fungal communities of natural O. sinensis using combination of high-throughput sequencing and culture-dependent approaches.

resultsA total of 280,519 high-quality sequences, belonging to 5 fungal phyla, 15 classes, 41 orders, 79 families, 112 genera, and 352 putative operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were obtained from natural O. sinensis using high-throughput sequencing. Among of which, 43 genera were identified in external mycelial cortices, Ophiocordyceps, Sebacinia and Archaeorhizomyces were predominant genera with the abundance of 95.86, 1.14, 0.85%, respectively. A total of 66 genera were identified from soil microhabitat, Inocybe, Archaeorhizomyces, unclassified Thelephoraceae, Tomentella, Thelephora, Sebacina, unclassified Ascomycota and unclassified fungi were predominant genera with an average abundance of 53.32, 8.69, 8.12, 8.12, 7.21, 4.6, 3.08 and 3.05%, respectively. The fungal communities in external mycelial cortices were significantly distinct from soil microhabitat. Meanwhile, seven types of culture media were used to isolate culturable fungi at 16 °C, resulted in 77 fungal strains identified by rDNA ITS sequence analysis, belonging to 33 genera, including Ophiocordyceps, Trichoderma, Cytospora, Truncatella, Dactylonectria, Isaria, Cephalosporium, Fusarium, Cosmospora and Paecilomyces, etc.. Among all culturable fungi, Mortierella and Trichoderma were predominant genera.

conclusionsThe significantly differences and overlap in fungal community structure between two approaches highlight that the integration of high-throughput sequencing and culture-dependent approaches would generate more information. Our result reveal a comprehensive understanding of fungal community structure of natural O. sinensis, provide new insight into O. sinensis associated fungi, and support that microbiota of natural O. sinensis is an untapped source for novel bioactive metabolites discovery.

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BiodiversityCordycepsCulture MediaDNA, FungalDNA, RibosomalHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingMycobiomePhylogenySoil MicrobiologyCulture MediaDNA, FungalDNA, RibosomalCulturable fungiFungal communitiesOphiocordyceps sinensis; External mycelial corticesSoil microhabitats

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