Novel chytrid lineages dominate fungal sequences in diverse marine and freshwater habitats

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dc.contributor.authorComeau, Andre M.
dc.contributor.authorVincent, Warwick F.
dc.contributor.authorBernier, Louis
dc.contributor.authorLovejoy, Connie
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-10T15:57:34Z
dc.date.available2020-07-10T15:57:34Z
dc.date.issued2016-07-22
dc.date.submitted2020-07-10T15:57:34Zen_US
dc.description.abstractIn aquatic environments, fungal communities remain little studied despite their taxonomic and functional diversity. To extend the ecological coverage of this group, we conducted an in-depth analysis of fungal sequences within our collection of 3.6 million V4 18S rRNA pyrosequences originating from 319 individual marine (including sea-ice) and freshwater samples from libraries generated within diverse projects studying Arctic and temperate biomes in the past decade. Among the ~1.7 million post-filtered reads of highest taxonomic and phylogenetic quality, 23,263 fungal sequences were identified. The overall mean proportion was 1.35%, but with large variability; for example, from 0.01 to 59% of total sequences for Arctic seawater samples. Almost all sample types were dominated by Chytridiomycotalike sequences, followed by moderate-to-minor contributions of Ascomycota, Cryptomycota and Basidiomycota. Species and/or strain richness was high, with many novel sequences and high niche separation. The affinity of the most common reads to phytoplankton parasites suggests that aquatic fungi deserve renewed attention for their role in algal succession and carbon cycling.en_US
dc.identifier.citationComeau, André M. et al. Novel chytrid lineages dominate fungal sequences in diverse marine and freshwater habitats. Sci. Rep. 6, 30120; doi: 10.1038/srep30120 (2016).en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1038/srep30120
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/34768
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectChytriden_US
dc.subjectFungalen_US
dc.subjectfreshwateren_US
dc.subjectmarineen_US
dc.titleNovel chytrid lineages dominate fungal sequences in diverse marine and freshwater habitatsen_US
dc.typejournal articleen_US
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