TY - JOUR
T1 - Host-parasite interaction and microbiome response: effects of fungal infections on the bacterial community of the Alpine lichen Solorina crocea
AU - Grube, Martin
AU - Köberl, Martina
AU - Lackner, Stefan
AU - Berg, Christian
AU - Berg, Gabriele
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - The lichen symbiosis allows a self-sustained life under harsh environmental conditions, yet symbiotic integrity can be affected by fungal parasites. Nothing is known about the impact of these biologically diverse and often specific infections on the recently detected bacterial community in lichens. To address this question, we studied the arctic–alpine ‘chocolate chip lichen’ Solorina crocea, which is frequently infected by Rhagadostoma lichenicola. We sampled healthy and infected lichens at two different sites in the Eastern Alps. High abundances of Acidobacteria,Planctomycetes, and Proteobacteria were identified analyzing 16S rRNA gene regions obtained by barcoded pyrosequencing. At the phylum and genus level, no significant alterations were present among infected and healthy individuals. Yet, evidence for a differentiation of communities emerged, when data were analyzed at the strain level by …
AB - The lichen symbiosis allows a self-sustained life under harsh environmental conditions, yet symbiotic integrity can be affected by fungal parasites. Nothing is known about the impact of these biologically diverse and often specific infections on the recently detected bacterial community in lichens. To address this question, we studied the arctic–alpine ‘chocolate chip lichen’ Solorina crocea, which is frequently infected by Rhagadostoma lichenicola. We sampled healthy and infected lichens at two different sites in the Eastern Alps. High abundances of Acidobacteria,Planctomycetes, and Proteobacteria were identified analyzing 16S rRNA gene regions obtained by barcoded pyrosequencing. At the phylum and genus level, no significant alterations were present among infected and healthy individuals. Yet, evidence for a differentiation of communities emerged, when data were analyzed at the strain level by …
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01425.x/abstract
U2 - 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01425.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01425.x
M3 - Article
SN - 1574-6941
VL - 82
SP - 472
EP - 481
JO - FEMS Microbiology Ecology
JF - FEMS Microbiology Ecology
IS - 2
ER -