Phylogenetic imprint of woody plants on the soil mycobiome in natural mountain forests of eastern China.

ABSTRACT: Recent studies have detected strong phylogenetic signals in tree-fungus associations for diseased leaves and mycorrhizal symbioses. However, the extent of plant phylogenetic constraints on the free-living soil mycobiome remains unknown, especially at broad geographic scales. Here, 343 soil samples were collected adjacent to individual tree trunks, representing 58 woody plant species located in five mountain forests of eastern China. Integrating plant species identity and phylogenetic information, we aimed to unravel the relative contributions of phylogenetic relationships among tree species, abiotic environmental filtering, and geographic isolation to the geographic distribution of soil mycobiome. We found that the community dissimilarities of total fungi and each dominant guild (viz. sapr

SUBMITTER: Yang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6461945 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature