ArticleCommunications biology2022
Mycelium chemistry differs markedly between ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
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- Mycelium-Based Composites as a Sustainable Solution for Waste Management and Circular Economy.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Mycorrhizas drive the evolution of plant adaptation to drought.Communications biology · 2023Article
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Abstract
The chemical quality of soil carbon (C) inputs is a major factor controlling litter decomposition and soil C dynamics. Mycorrhizal fungi constitute one of the dominant pools of soil microbial C, while their litter quality (chemical proxies of litter decomposability) is understood poorly, leading to major uncertainties in estimating soil C dynamics. We examined litter decomposability of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungal species using samples obtained from in vitro cultivation. We showed that the chemical composition of AM and EM fungal mycelium differs significantly: EM fungi have higher concentrations of labile (water-soluble, ethanol-soluble) and recalcitrant (non-extractable) chemical components, while AM fungi have higher concentrations of acid-hydrolysable components. Our results imply that differences in decomposability traits among mycorrhizal fungal guilds represent a critically important driver of the soil C cycle, which could be as vital as is recognized for differences among aboveground plant litter.
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