Environmental factors and stochasticity affect the fungal community structures in the water and sediments of Hulun Lake, China.

ABSTRACT: Aquatic fungi form both morphologically and ecologically diverse communities. However, lake ecosystems are frequently overlooked as fungal habitats, despite the potentially important role of fungi in matter cycling and energy flow. Hulun Lake is a typical example of a seasonal glacial lake; however, previous studies have only focused on bacteria in this ecosystem. Therefore, in the current study, internal transcribed spacer ribosomal RNA (ITS rRNA) gene high-throughput sequencing was used to investigate the fungal communities in paired water and sediment samples from the Hulun Lake Basin in China. A significant difference was found between the fungal communities of the two sample types. Across all samples, we identified nine phyla, 30 classes, 78 orders, 177 families, and 307 genera. The d

SUBMITTER: Shang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9674472 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature