Diversity and Composition of Fungicolous Fungi Residing in Macrofungi from the Qinling Mountains.

ABSTRACT: Sporocarps of macrofungi support other diverse fungal species that are termed fungicolous fungi. However, the external environmental factors that affect the diversity and composition of fungicolous fungal communities remains largely unknown. In this study, the diversities, composition, and trophic modes of fungicolous fungal communities residing in host macrofungi from diverse habitats in the Qinling Mountains were analyzed. Additionally, the number of carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) encoded by saprophytic, pathogenic, and symbiotic fungi was also quantified and compared. The results revealed that the diversity and composition of fungicolous fungal communities varied with months of collection and the habitats of host fungi, and saprophytic fungi were more abundant on wood than on the

SUBMITTER: Huo W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11432919 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature