Fungal community assemblage of different soil compartments in mangrove ecosystem.

ABSTRACT: The fungal communities of different soil compartments in mangrove ecosystem are poorly studied. We sequenced the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions to characterize the fungal communities in Avicennia marina root-associated soils (rhizosphere and pneumatophore) and bulk soil compartments. The rhizosphere but not pneumatophore soil compartment had significantly lower fungal species richness than bulk soil. However, bulk soil fungal diversity (Shannon diversity index) was significantly higher than both pneumatophore and rhizosphere soil compartments. The different soil compartments significantly affected the fungal community composition. Pairwise sample analyses showed that bulk soil microbial community composition significantly different from rhizosphere and pneumatophore soil compart

SUBMITTER: Sanka Loganathachetti D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5561109 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature