| Title | Fungal diversity in soils across a gradient of preserved Brazilian Cerrado |
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| Author | Ademir Sergio Ferreira de Araujo1*, Walderly Melgaço Bezerra2, Vilma Maria dos Santos1, Luis Alfredo Pinheiro Leal Nunes1, Maria do Carmo Catanho Pereira de Lyra3, Marcia do Vale Barreto Figueiredo4, and Vania Maria Maciel Melo2 |
| Address | 1Soil Quality Lab., Agricultural Science Center, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brazil, 2Microbial Ecology and Biotechnology Lab., Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil, 3Genome Lab., Agronomic Institute of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil, 4Genetic and Molecular Biology Lab., Agricultural Science Center, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brazil |
| Bibliography | Journal of Microbiology, 55(4),273-279, 2017, |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12275-017-6350-6 |
| Key Words | soil microbiology, eukaryotic microorganisms, fungi |
| Abstract | The preserved Cerrado from Northeastern Brazil presents different physicochemical properties and plant diversity, which can influence the fungal communities. Therefore, we evaluated the fungal diversity in preserved sites, at Sete Ci-dades National Park, across a gradient of vegetation that in-cluded Campo graminoide, Cerrado stricto sensu, Cerradao, and Floresta decidual. Of all of the operational taxonomic units (OTUs) obtained, the Floresta decidual presented the highest richness. Ascomycota were the most abundant phy-lum (45%), followed by Basidiomycota (32%). Basal fungi and other phyla accounted for 23% of the total dataset. Agaricomycetes, Eurotiomycetes, Lecanoromycetes, Basi-diobolus, Dothideomycetes, and Taphrinomycetes were the most abundant classes of fungi found across the gradient of Cerrado vegetation. In conclusion, our study suggests that the Brazilian Cerrado from Sete Cidades National Park pre-sents a high fungal diversity and includes sources of new fungal species for biotechnological purposes. |