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Citation title: "Presence and Distribution of Insect-Associated and Entomopathogenic Fungi in a Temperate Pine Forest Soil: an Integrated Approach".

Study name: "Presence and Distribution of Insect-Associated and Entomopathogenic Fungi in a Temperate Pine Forest Soil: an Integrated Approach".

This study is part of submission 25102 (Status: Published).

Citation

Deaver N.R., Hesse C.N., Kuske C., & Porras-alfaro A. 2019. Presence and Distribution of Insect-Associated and Entomopathogenic Fungi in a Temperate Pine Forest Soil: an Integrated Approach. Fungal Ecology, 123(12): 864-874.

Authors

• Deaver N.R.
• Hesse C.N.
• Kuske C.
• Porras-alfaro A. (submitter)

Abstract

Chemical pesticides help mitigate the impact of insect pests on crops, but contribute to many environmental problems. Entomopathogenic fungi have garnered interest as alternatives to chemical pesticides through their development as biological control agents. However, their diversity outside of agroecosystems?specifically in natural, pine forest soils?demands more exploration. This study assessed differences in the diversity and abundance of entomopathogenic and insect-associated fungi at a loblolly pine research forest in North Carolina, USA using culture-dependent sampling methods and next generation sequencing libraries. Fungi were baited using Galleria mellonella larvae, and soil samples were diluted and placed on a selective medium containing cycloheximide, chloramphenicol, and thiabendazole. Isolates from both methods were identified using Sanger sequencing of the ITS and LSU rRNA gene regions. These isolates represented three phyla?Ascomycota, Basidiomycota and Mucoromycota?and a total of 36 unique OTUs, including known entomopathogenic fungi such as Metarhizium, Lecanicillium and Paecilomyces. Entomopathogenic and other insect-associated fungi are responsible for the breakdown and availability of large molecular weight polysaccharides such as chitin, and as such we conducted a simple enzyme assay to assess the ability of isolates to degrade chitin. Isolates showed a widespread ability to degrade chitin, although considerable variation existed in chitinolytic activity within and between genera. Phylogenetic analyses of the Hypocreales, Mucorales, and Mortierellales resolved several isolates at the genus level, with some showing close phylogenetic placement with taxa including fungi associated with plant tissues and other insect-associated fungi. Saprophytic fungi including Mucor and Mortierella were widely distributed in soils, while entomopathogens such as Lecanicillium, Paecilomyces, and Metarhizium were less abundant, and present primarily in the top two cm of the soil. The similarity between results from culture-dependent and next-generation sequencing approaches demonstrates that the two methods can be used in tandem to study unique taxa. Moreover, our isolation of abundant taxa such as Penicillium, Trichoderma, and Umbelopsis under stressful conditions mirrors the results of previous studies, illustrating the ecological success of these fungi.

Keywords

Next Generation Sequencing; Selective media; Chitin; Soil fungi

External links

• DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2019.09.006

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  	 author = {Nolad R. Deaver and Cedar Nelson Hesse and Cheryl  Kuske and Andrea  Porras-Alfaro},
  	 title = {Presence and Distribution of Insect-Associated and Entomopathogenic Fungi in a Temperate Pine Forest Soil: an Integrated Approach},
  	 year = {2019},
  	 keywords = {Next Generation Sequencing; Selective media; Chitin; Soil fungi},
  	 doi = {10.1016/j.funbio.2019.09.006},
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  	 pmid = {},
  	 journal = {Fungal Ecology},
  	 volume = {123},
  	 number = {12},
  	 pages = {864--874},
  	 abstract = {Chemical pesticides help mitigate the impact of insect pests on crops, but contribute to many environmental problems. Entomopathogenic fungi have garnered interest as alternatives to chemical pesticides through their development as biological control agents. However, their diversity outside of agroecosystems?specifically in natural, pine forest soils?demands more exploration. This study assessed differences in the diversity and abundance of entomopathogenic and insect-associated fungi at a loblolly pine research forest in North Carolina, USA using culture-dependent sampling methods and next generation sequencing libraries. Fungi were baited using Galleria mellonella larvae, and soil samples were diluted and placed on a selective medium containing cycloheximide, chloramphenicol, and thiabendazole. Isolates from both methods were identified using Sanger sequencing of the ITS and LSU rRNA gene regions. These isolates represented three phyla?Ascomycota, Basidiomycota and Mucoromycota?and a total of 36 unique OTUs, including known entomopathogenic fungi such as Metarhizium, Lecanicillium and Paecilomyces. Entomopathogenic and other insect-associated fungi are responsible for the breakdown and availability of large molecular weight polysaccharides such as chitin, and as such we conducted a simple enzyme assay to assess the ability of isolates to degrade chitin. Isolates showed a widespread ability to degrade chitin, although considerable variation existed in chitinolytic activity within and between genera. Phylogenetic analyses of the Hypocreales, Mucorales, and Mortierellales resolved several isolates at the genus level, with some showing close phylogenetic placement with taxa including fungi associated with plant tissues and other insect-associated fungi. Saprophytic fungi including Mucor and Mortierella were widely distributed in soils, while entomopathogens such as Lecanicillium, Paecilomyces, and Metarhizium were less abundant, and present primarily in the top two cm of the soil. The similarity between results from culture-dependent and next-generation sequencing approaches demonstrates that the two methods can be used in tandem to study unique taxa. Moreover, our isolation of abundant taxa such as Penicillium, Trichoderma, and Umbelopsis under stressful conditions mirrors the results of previous studies, illustrating the ecological success of these fungi.}
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  		TY  - JOUR
  ID  - 30026
  AU  - Deaver,Nolad R.
  AU  - Hesse,Cedar Nelson
  AU  - Kuske,Cheryl 
  AU  - Porras-Alfaro,Andrea 
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