Fungal and metabolome diversity of the rhizosphere and endosphere of Phragmites australis in an AMD-polluted environment.

ABSTRACT: Symbiotic associations with rhizospheric microbial communities coupled with the production of metabolites are key adaptive mechanisms by metallophytes to overcome metal stress. However, little is known about pseudometallophyte Phragmites australis interactions with fungal community despite commonly being applied in wetland phytoremediation of acid mine drainage (AMD). In this study, fungal community diversity and metabolomes production by rhizosphere and root endosphere of P. australis growing under three different AMD pollution gradient were analyzed. Our results highlight the following: 1) Ascomycota and Basidiomycota were dominant phyla, but the diversity and richness of taxa were lower within AMD sites with Penicillium, Candida, Saccharomyce

SUBMITTER: Kalu CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7969899 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature