Diversity and Geographic Distribution of Ligninolytic Fungi Associated With Castanopsis sieboldii Leaf Litter in Japan.

ABSTRACT: The diversity and geographic pattern of ligninolytic fungi were investigated within the distribution range of an evergreen tree, Castanopsis sieboldii (Fagaceae), in Japan. Fungal isolates obtained from 18 sites in subtropical and temperate regions in Japan were classified into 50 operational taxonomic units in Ascomycota and Basidiomycota according to the base sequence of the rDNA internal transcribed spacer region. Ordination by nonmetric multidimensional scaling showed the separation of fungal compositions between the study sites which was significantly related to the latitude, longitude, and mean annual temperature (MAT) of the study sites. We applied variation partitioning to separate the magnitude of the climatic, spatial, and leaf property factors and found the roles of MAT a

SUBMITTER: Osono T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7732466 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature