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Biodiversity of fungi in hot desert sands.
- Source :
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MicrobiologyOpen [Microbiologyopen] 2019 Jan; Vol. 8 (1), pp. e00595. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Mar 05. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The fungal community of six sand samples from Saudi Arabia and Jordan deserts was characterized by culture-independent analysis via next generation sequencing of the 18S rRNA genes and by culture-dependent methods followed by sequencing of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region. By 18S sequencing were identified from 163 to 507 OTUs per sample, with a percentage of fungi ranging from 3.5% to 82.7%. The identified fungal Phyla were Ascomycota, Basal fungi, and Basidiomycota and the most abundant detected classes were Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycetes, and Sordariomycetes. A total of 11 colonies of filamentous fungi were isolated and cultured from six samples, and the ITS sequencing pointed toward five different species of the class Sordariomycetes, belonging to genera Fusarium (F. redolens, F. solani, F. equiseti), Chaetomium (C. madrasense), and Albifimbria (A. terrestris). The results of this study show an unexpectedly large fungal biodiversity in the Middle East desert sand and their possible role and implications on human health.<br /> (© 2018 The Authors. MicrobiologyOpen published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
- Subjects :
- Cluster Analysis
DNA, Fungal chemistry
DNA, Fungal genetics
DNA, Ribosomal chemistry
DNA, Ribosomal genetics
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer chemistry
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer genetics
Fungi genetics
Fungi growth & development
Jordan
Microbiological Techniques
Phylogeny
RNA, Ribosomal, 18S genetics
Saudi Arabia
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Biodiversity
Desert Climate
Fungi classification
Fungi isolation & purification
Hot Temperature
Soil Microbiology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2045-8827
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- MicrobiologyOpen
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29504263
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.595