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ArticleEnvironmental microbiology2025

Oak Wilt Disease May Reduce the Initial Decay Rate of Dead Quercus serrata Stems by Altering Fungal Communities in the Wood.

Yu Fukasawa, Satsuki Kimura, Yuji Kominami, Masahiro Takagi, Kimiyo Matsukura, Kobayashi Makoto, Satoshi N Suzuki, Shuhei Takemoto, Nobuaki Tanaka, Mayuko Jomura and 4 more

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Article in Environmental microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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14 authors.

Yu FukasawaGraduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Osaki, Miyagi, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3734-3037
Satsuki KimuraGraduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Osaki, Miyagi, Japan.
Yuji KominamiForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Masahiro TakagiFaculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan.
Kimiyo MatsukuraCollege of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan.
Kobayashi MakotoField Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, Horonobe, Hokkaido, Japan.
Satoshi N SuzukiThe University of Tokyo Hokkaido Forest, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan.
Shuhei TakemotoThe University of Tokyo Tanashi Forest, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Nishitokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Nobuaki TanakaEcohydrology Research Institute, The University of Tokyo Forests, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Seto, Aichi, Japan.
Mayuko JomuraCollege of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan.
Kohmei KadowakiGraduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Masayuki UshioDepartment of Ocean Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR.
Haruo KinuuraForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Satoshi YamashitaForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 17H03823Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 24K01807
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oak wilt causes severe dieback of Quercus serrata, a dominant tree species in the lowlands across Japan. This study evaluated the effects of oak wilt on the wood-inhabiting fungal community and the decay rate of deadwood using a field monitoring experiment. We analysed the fungal metabarcoding community from 1200 wood samples obtained from 120 experimental logs from three forest sites at five different time points during the initial 1.5 years of the experiment. Death due to wilt significantly influenced the fungal community composition and reduced fungal diversity, likely due to the dominance of a limited number of species. The operational taxonomic unit richness, occurrence frequency, and DNA copy number of white rot fungi were also enhanced on the logs killed by wilt, depending on the sites. Structural equation modelling suggested that the wilt-initiated changes in the fungal community reduced the decay rate of oak logs. Temperature and wood moisture also affected the fungal community and log decomposition. These results suggest that, in addition to the direct effect of climate, oak wilt indirectly affects log decomposition by structuring the fungal community. Continuous monitoring is essential to evaluate the longer-term effects of oak wilt on the fungal decomposition of wood.

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FungiMycobiomePlant DiseasesQuercusWoodBiodiversityForestsJapanPlant Stemscoarse woody debrisdecompositionforest diebackhierarchical modelling of species communitieslong‐term monitoringspecies interactionstructural equation model

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