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Pedunculate Oaks (Quercus robur L.) Differing in Vitality as Reservoirs for Fungal Biodiversity
Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Plant Physiology. Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC).
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2018 (English)In: Frontiers in Microbiology, E-ISSN 1664-302X, Vol. 9, article id 1758Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Ecological significance of trees growing in urban and peri-urban settings is likely to increase in future land-use regimes, calling for better understanding of their role as potential reservoirs or stepping stones for associated biodiversity. We studied the diversity of fungal endophytes in woody tissues of asymptomatic even aged pedunculate oak trees, growing as amenity trees in a peri-urban setting. The trees were classified into three groups according to their phenotypic vitality (high, medium, and low). Endophytes were cultured on potato dextrose media from surface sterilized twigs and DNA sequencing was performed to reveal the taxonomic identity of the morphotypes. In xylem tissues, the frequency and diversity of endophytes was highest in oak trees showing reduced vitality. This difference was not found for bark samples, in which the endophyte infections were more frequent and communities more diverse than in xylem. In general, most taxa were shared across the samples with few morphotypes being recovered in unique samples. Leaf phenolic profiles were found to accurately classify the trees according to their phenotypic vitality. Our results confirm that xylem is more selective substrate for endophytes than bark and that endophyte assemblages in xylem are correlated to the degree of host vitality. Thus, high vitality of trees may be associated with reduced habitat quality to wood-associated endophytes.

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2018. Vol. 9, article id 1758
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fungal diversity, endophytes, tree vitality, Quercus robur, network analysis, phenolics
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Botany Microbiology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-150816DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01758ISI: 000440694600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85051054135OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-150816DiVA, id: diva2:1240140
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Swedish Research Council Formas, 2012-1358Available from: 2018-08-20 Created: 2018-08-20 Last updated: 2024-01-17Bibliographically approved

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