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Distribution and Diversity of Planktonic Fungi in the West Pacific Warm Pool

Journal Article · · PLoS ONE
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  1. Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI (United States); Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI (United States)
  2. Tianjin Univ. (China)
  3. Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an (China)
  4. Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou (China)
  5. Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)
  6. Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI (United States); Tianjin Univ. (China); California Baptist Univesity, Riverside, CA (United States)
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Fungi contribute substantially to biogeochemical cycles of terrestrial and marine habitats by decomposing matter and recycling nutrients. Yet, the diversity of their planktonic forms in the open ocean is poorly described. In this study, culture-independent and molecular approaches were applied to investigate fungal diversity and abundance derived from samples collected from a broad swath of the Pacific Warm Pool across major environmental gradients Our results revealed that planktonic fungi were molecularly diverse and their diversity patterns were related to major phytoplankton taxa and various nutrients including nitrate, nitrite, orthophosphate and silicic acid. Over 400 fungal phylotypes were recovered across this region and nearly half of them grouped into two major fungal lineages of Ascomycota and Basidiomycota, whose abundance varied among stations. These results suggest that planktonic fungi are a diverse and integral component of the marine microbial community and should be included in future marine microbial ecosystem models.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); National Science Foundation (NSF); National Science Foundation of China (NSFC); Shenzhen Development and Reform Commission; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG36-08GO18180
OSTI ID:
1904776
Journal Information:
PLoS ONE, Journal Name: PLoS ONE Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 9; ISSN 1932-6203
Publisher:
Public Library of ScienceCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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