TY  - JOUR
A1  - Rojas-Jimenez, Keilor
A1  - Fonvielle, Jeremy Andre
A1  - Ma, Hua
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
T1  - Transformation of humic substances by the freshwater Ascomycete Cladosporium sp.
JF  - Waterbird
N2  - The ecological relevance of fungi in freshwater ecosystems is becoming increasingly evident, particularly in processing the extensive amounts of polymeric organic carbon such as cellulose, chitin, and humic substances (HS). We isolated several fungal strains from oligo-mesotrophic Lake Stechlin, Brandenburg, Germany, and analyzed their ability to degrade polymeric-like substrates. Using liquid chromatography-organic carbon detection, we determined the byproducts of HS transformation by the freshwater fungus Cladosporium sp. KR14. We demonstrate the ability of this fungus to degrade and simultaneously synthesize HS, and that transformation processes were intensified when iron, as indicator of the occurrence of Fenton reactions, was present in the medium. Furthermore, we showed that structural complexity of the HS produced changed with the availability of other polymeric substances in the medium. Our study highlights the contribution of freshwater Ascomycetes to the transformation of complex organic compounds. As such, it has important implications for understanding the ecological contribution of fungi to aquatic food webs and related biogeochemical cycles.
Y1  - 2017
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.10545
SN  - 1524-4695
SN  - 1938-5390
VL  - 40
SP  - 282
EP  - 288
PB  - Waterbird SOC
CY  - Washington
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mantzouki, Evanthia
A1  - Lurling, Miquel
A1  - Fastner, Jutta
A1  - Domis, Lisette Nicole de Senerpont
A1  - Wilk-Wozniak, Elzbieta
A1  - Koreiviene, Judita
A1  - Seelen, Laura
A1  - Teurlincx, Sven
A1  - Verstijnen, Yvon
A1  - Krzton, Wojciech
A1  - Walusiak, Edward
A1  - Karosiene, Jurate
A1  - Kasperoviciene, Jurate
A1  - Savadova, Ksenija
A1  - Vitonyte, Irma
A1  - Cillero-Castro, Carmen
A1  - Budzynska, Agnieszka
A1  - Goldyn, Ryszard
A1  - Kozak, Anna
A1  - Rosinska, Joanna
A1  - Szelag-Wasielewska, Elzbieta
A1  - Domek, Piotr
A1  - Jakubowska-Krepska, Natalia
A1  - Kwasizur, Kinga
A1  - Messyasz, Beata
A1  - Pelechata, Aleksandra
A1  - Pelechaty, Mariusz
A1  - Kokocinski, Mikolaj
A1  - Garcia-Murcia, Ana
A1  - Real, Monserrat
A1  - Romans, Elvira
A1  - Noguero-Ribes, Jordi
A1  - Parreno Duque, David
A1  - Fernandez-Moran, Elisabeth
A1  - Karakaya, Nusret
A1  - Haggqvist, Kerstin
A1  - Demir, Nilsun
A1  - Beklioglu, Meryem
A1  - Filiz, Nur
A1  - Levi, Eti E.
A1  - Iskin, Ugur
A1  - Bezirci, Gizem
A1  - Tavsanoglu, Ulku Nihan
A1  - Ozhan, Koray
A1  - Gkelis, Spyros
A1  - Panou, Manthos
A1  - Fakioglu, Ozden
A1  - Avagianos, Christos
A1  - Kaloudis, Triantafyllos
A1  - Celik, Kemal
A1  - Yilmaz, Mete
A1  - Marce, Rafael
A1  - Catalan, Nuria
A1  - Bravo, Andrea G.
A1  - Buck, Moritz
A1  - Colom-Montero, William
A1  - Mustonen, Kristiina
A1  - Pierson, Don
A1  - Yang, Yang
A1  - Raposeiro, Pedro M.
A1  - Goncalves, Vitor
A1  - Antoniou, Maria G.
A1  - Tsiarta, Nikoletta
A1  - McCarthy, Valerie
A1  - Perello, Victor C.
A1  - Feldmann, Tonu
A1  - Laas, Alo
A1  - Panksep, Kristel
A1  - Tuvikene, Lea
A1  - Gagala, Ilona
A1  - Mankiewicz-Boczek, Joana
A1  - Yagci, Meral Apaydin
A1  - Cinar, Sakir
A1  - Capkin, Kadir
A1  - Yagci, Abdulkadir
A1  - Cesur, Mehmet
A1  - Bilgin, Fuat
A1  - Bulut, Cafer
A1  - Uysal, Rahmi
A1  - Obertegger, Ulrike
A1  - Boscaini, Adriano
A1  - Flaim, Giovanna
A1  - Salmaso, Nico
A1  - Cerasino, Leonardo
A1  - Richardson, Jessica
A1  - Visser, Petra M.
A1  - Verspagen, Jolanda M. H.
A1  - Karan, Tunay
A1  - Soylu, Elif Neyran
A1  - Maraslioglu, Faruk
A1  - Napiorkowska-Krzebietke, Agnieszka
A1  - Ochocka, Agnieszka
A1  - Pasztaleniec, Agnieszka
A1  - Antao-Geraldes, Ana M.
A1  - Vasconcelos, Vitor
A1  - Morais, Joao
A1  - Vale, Micaela
A1  - Koker, Latife
A1  - Akcaalan, Reyhan
A1  - Albay, Meric
A1  - Maronic, Dubravka Spoljaric
A1  - Stevic, Filip
A1  - Pfeiffer, Tanja Zuna
A1  - Fonvielle, Jeremy Andre
A1  - Straile, Dietmar
A1  - Rothhaupt, Karl-Otto
A1  - Hansson, Lars-Anders
A1  - Urrutia-Cordero, Pablo
A1  - Blaha, Ludek
A1  - Geris, Rodan
A1  - Frankova, Marketa
A1  - Kocer, Mehmet Ali Turan
A1  - Alp, Mehmet Tahir
A1  - Remec-Rekar, Spela
A1  - Elersek, Tina
A1  - Triantis, Theodoros
A1  - Zervou, Sevasti-Kiriaki
A1  - Hiskia, Anastasia
A1  - Haande, Sigrid
A1  - Skjelbred, Birger
A1  - Madrecka, Beata
A1  - Nemova, Hana
A1  - Drastichova, Iveta
A1  - Chomova, Lucia
A1  - Edwards, Christine
A1  - Sevindik, Tugba Ongun
A1  - Tunca, Hatice
A1  - OEnem, Burcin
A1  - Aleksovski, Boris
A1  - Krstic, Svetislav
A1  - Vucelic, Itana Bokan
A1  - Nawrocka, Lidia
A1  - Salmi, Pauliina
A1  - Machado-Vieira, Danielle
A1  - de Oliveira, Alinne Gurjao
A1  - Delgado-Martin, Jordi
A1  - Garcia, David
A1  - Cereijo, Jose Luis
A1  - Goma, Joan
A1  - Trapote, Mari Carmen
A1  - Vegas-Vilarrubia, Teresa
A1  - Obrador, Biel
A1  - Grabowska, Magdalena
A1  - Karpowicz, Maciej
A1  - Chmura, Damian
A1  - Ubeda, Barbara
A1  - Angel Galvez, Jose
A1  - Ozen, Arda
A1  - Christoffersen, Kirsten Seestern
A1  - Warming, Trine Perlt
A1  - Kobos, Justyna
A1  - Mazur-Marzec, Hanna
A1  - Perez-Martinez, Carmen
A1  - Ramos-Rodriguez, Eloisa
A1  - Arvola, Lauri
A1  - Alcaraz-Parraga, Pablo
A1  - Toporowska, Magdalena
A1  - Pawlik-Skowronska, Barbara
A1  - Niedzwiecki, Michal
A1  - Peczula, Wojciech
A1  - Leira, Manel
A1  - Hernandez, Armand
A1  - Moreno-Ostos, Enrique
A1  - Maria Blanco, Jose
A1  - Rodriguez, Valeriano
A1  - Juan Montes-Perez, Jorge
A1  - Palomino, Roberto L.
A1  - Rodriguez-Perez, Estela
A1  - Carballeira, Rafael
A1  - Camacho, Antonio
A1  - Picazo, Antonio
A1  - Rochera, Carlos
A1  - Santamans, Anna C.
A1  - Ferriol, Carmen
A1  - Romo, Susana
A1  - Miguel Soria, Juan
A1  - Dunalska, Julita
A1  - Sienska, Justyna
A1  - Szymanski, Daniel
A1  - Kruk, Marek
A1  - Kostrzewska-Szlakowska, Iwona
A1  - Jasser, Iwona
A1  - Zutinic, Petar
A1  - Udovic, Marija Gligora
A1  - Plenkovic-Moraj, Andelka
A1  - Frak, Magdalena
A1  - Bankowska-Sobczak, Agnieszka
A1  - Wasilewicz, Michal
A1  - Ozkan, Korhan
A1  - Maliaka, Valentini
A1  - Kangro, Kersti
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
A1  - Paerl, Hans W.
A1  - Carey, Cayelan C.
A1  - Ibelings, Bas W.
T1  - Temperature effects explain continental scale distribution of cyanobacterial toxins
JF  - Toxins
N2  - Insight into how environmental change determines the production and distribution of cyanobacterial toxins is necessary for risk assessment. Management guidelines currently focus on hepatotoxins (microcystins). Increasing attention is given to other classes, such as neurotoxins (e.g., anatoxin-a) and cytotoxins (e.g., cylindrospermopsin) due to their potency. Most studies examine the relationship between individual toxin variants and environmental factors, such as nutrients, temperature and light. In summer 2015, we collected samples across Europe to investigate the effect of nutrient and temperature gradients on the variability of toxin production at a continental scale. Direct and indirect effects of temperature were the main drivers of the spatial distribution in the toxins produced by the cyanobacterial community, the toxin concentrations and toxin quota. Generalized linear models showed that a Toxin Diversity Index (TDI) increased with latitude, while it decreased with water stability. Increases in TDI were explained through a significant increase in toxin variants such as MC-YR, anatoxin and cylindrospermopsin, accompanied by a decreasing presence of MC-LR. While global warming continues, the direct and indirect effects of increased lake temperatures will drive changes in the distribution of cyanobacterial toxins in Europe, potentially promoting selection of a few highly toxic species or strains.
KW  - microcystin
KW  - anatoxin
KW  - cylindrospermopsin
KW  - temperature
KW  - direct effects
KW  - indirect effects
KW  - spatial distribution
KW  - European Multi Lake Survey
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins10040156
SN  - 2072-6651
VL  - 10
IS  - 4
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mantzouki, Evanthia
A1  - Campbell, James
A1  - van Loon, Emiel
A1  - Visser, Petra
A1  - Konstantinou, Iosif
A1  - Antoniou, Maria
A1  - Giuliani, Gregory
A1  - Machado-Vieira, Danielle
A1  - de Oliveira, Alinne Gurjao
A1  - Maronic, Dubravka Spoljaric
A1  - Stevic, Filip
A1  - Pfeiffer, Tanja Zuna
A1  - Vucelic, Itana Bokan
A1  - Zutinic, Petar
A1  - Udovic, Marija Gligora
A1  - Plenkovic-Moraj, Andelka
A1  - Tsiarta, Nikoletta
A1  - Blaha, Ludek
A1  - Geris, Rodan
A1  - Frankova, Marketa
A1  - Christoffersen, Kirsten Seestern
A1  - Warming, Trine Perlt
A1  - Feldmann, Tonu
A1  - Laas, Alo
A1  - Panksep, Kristel
A1  - Tuvikene, Lea
A1  - Kangro, Kersti
A1  - Haggqvist, Kerstin
A1  - Salmi, Pauliina
A1  - Arvola, Lauri
A1  - Fastner, Jutta
A1  - Straile, Dietmar
A1  - Rothhaupt, Karl-Otto
A1  - Fonvielle, Jeremy Andre
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
A1  - Avagianos, Christos
A1  - Kaloudis, Triantafyllos
A1  - Triantis, Theodoros
A1  - Zervou, Sevasti-Kiriaki
A1  - Hiskia, Anastasia
A1  - Gkelis, Spyros
A1  - Panou, Manthos
A1  - McCarthy, Valerie
A1  - Perello, Victor C.
A1  - Obertegger, Ulrike
A1  - Boscaini, Adriano
A1  - Flaim, Giovanna
A1  - Salmaso, Nico
A1  - Cerasino, Leonardo
A1  - Koreiviene, Judita
A1  - Karosiene, Jurate
A1  - Kasperoviciene, Jurate
A1  - Savadova, Ksenija
A1  - Vitonyte, Irma
A1  - Haande, Sigrid
A1  - Skjelbred, Birger
A1  - Grabowska, Magdalena
A1  - Karpowicz, Maciej
A1  - Chmura, Damian
A1  - Nawrocka, Lidia
A1  - Kobos, Justyna
A1  - Mazur-Marzec, Hanna
A1  - Alcaraz-Parraga, Pablo
A1  - Wilk-Wozniak, Elzbieta
A1  - Krzton, Wojciech
A1  - Walusiak, Edward
A1  - Gagala, Ilona
A1  - Mankiewicz-Boczek, Joana
A1  - Toporowska, Magdalena
A1  - Pawlik-Skowronska, Barbara
A1  - Niedzwiecki, Michal
A1  - Peczula, Wojciech
A1  - Napiorkowska-Krzebietke, Agnieszka
A1  - Dunalska, Julita
A1  - Sienska, Justyna
A1  - Szymanski, Daniel
A1  - Kruk, Marek
A1  - Budzynska, Agnieszka
A1  - Goldyn, Ryszard
A1  - Kozak, Anna
A1  - Rosinska, Joanna
A1  - Szelag-Wasielewska, Elzbieta
A1  - Domek, Piotr
A1  - Jakubowska-Krepska, Natalia
A1  - Kwasizur, Kinga
A1  - Messyasz, Beata
A1  - Pelechata, Aleksandra
A1  - Pelechaty, Mariusz
A1  - Kokocinski, Mikolaj
A1  - Madrecka, Beata
A1  - Kostrzewska-Szlakowska, Iwona
A1  - Frak, Magdalena
A1  - Bankowska-Sobczak, Agnieszka
A1  - Wasilewicz, Michal
A1  - Ochocka, Agnieszka
A1  - Pasztaleniec, Agnieszka
A1  - Jasser, Iwona
A1  - Antao-Geraldes, Ana M.
A1  - Leira, Manel
A1  - Hernandez, Armand
A1  - Vasconcelos, Vitor
A1  - Morais, Joao
A1  - Vale, Micaela
A1  - Raposeiro, Pedro M.
A1  - Goncalves, Vitor
A1  - Aleksovski, Boris
A1  - Krstic, Svetislav
A1  - Nemova, Hana
A1  - Drastichova, Iveta
A1  - Chomova, Lucia
A1  - Remec-Rekar, Spela
A1  - Elersek, Tina
A1  - Delgado-Martin, Jordi
A1  - Garcia, David
A1  - Luis Cereijo, Jose
A1  - Goma, Joan
A1  - Carmen Trapote, Mari
A1  - Vegas-Vilarrubia, Teresa
A1  - Obrador, Biel
A1  - Garcia-Murcia, Ana
A1  - Real, Monserrat
A1  - Romans, Elvira
A1  - Noguero-Ribes, Jordi
A1  - Parreno Duque, David
A1  - Fernandez-Moran, Elisabeth
A1  - Ubeda, Barbara
A1  - Angel Galvez, Jose
A1  - Marce, Rafael
A1  - Catalan, Nuria
A1  - Perez-Martinez, Carmen
A1  - Ramos-Rodriguez, Eloisa
A1  - Cillero-Castro, Carmen
A1  - Moreno-Ostos, Enrique
A1  - Maria Blanco, Jose
A1  - Rodriguez, Valeriano
A1  - Juan Montes-Perez, Jorge
A1  - Palomino, Roberto L.
A1  - Rodriguez-Perez, Estela
A1  - Carballeira, Rafael
A1  - Camacho, Antonio
A1  - Picazo, Antonio
A1  - Rochera, Carlos
A1  - Santamans, Anna C.
A1  - Ferriol, Carmen
A1  - Romo, Susana
A1  - Soria, Juan Miguel
A1  - Hansson, Lars-Anders
A1  - Urrutia-Cordero, Pablo
A1  - Ozen, Arda
A1  - Bravo, Andrea G.
A1  - Buck, Moritz
A1  - Colom-Montero, William
A1  - Mustonen, Kristiina
A1  - Pierson, Don
A1  - Yang, Yang
A1  - Verspagen, Jolanda M. H.
A1  - Domis, Lisette N. de Senerpont
A1  - Seelen, Laura
A1  - Teurlincx, Sven
A1  - Verstijnen, Yvon
A1  - Lurling, Miquel
A1  - Maliaka, Valentini
A1  - Faassen, Elisabeth J.
A1  - Latour, Delphine
A1  - Carey, Cayelan C.
A1  - Paerl, Hans W.
A1  - Torokne, Andrea
A1  - Karan, Tunay
A1  - Demir, Nilsun
A1  - Beklioglu, Meryem
A1  - Filiz, Nur
A1  - Levi, Eti E.
A1  - Iskin, Ugur
A1  - Bezirci, Gizem
A1  - Tavsanoglu, Ulku Nihan
A1  - Celik, Kemal
A1  - Ozhan, Koray
A1  - Karakaya, Nusret
A1  - Kocer, Mehmet Ali Turan
A1  - Yilmaz, Mete
A1  - Maraslioglu, Faruk
A1  - Fakioglu, Ozden
A1  - Soylu, Elif Neyran
A1  - Yagci, Meral Apaydin
A1  - Cinar, Sakir
A1  - Capkin, Kadir
A1  - Yagci, Abdulkadir
A1  - Cesur, Mehmet
A1  - Bilgin, Fuat
A1  - Bulut, Cafer
A1  - Uysal, Rahmi
A1  - Koker, Latife
A1  - Akcaalan, Reyhan
A1  - Albay, Meric
A1  - Alp, Mehmet Tahir
A1  - Ozkan, Korhan
A1  - Sevindik, Tugba Ongun
A1  - Tunca, Hatice
A1  - Onem, Burcin
A1  - Richardson, Jessica
A1  - Edwards, Christine
A1  - Bergkemper, Victoria
A1  - Beirne, Eilish
A1  - Cromie, Hannah
A1  - Ibelings, Bastiaan W.
T1  - Data Descriptor: A European Multi Lake Survey dataset of environmental variables, phytoplankton pigments and cyanotoxins
JF  - Scientific Data
N2  - Under ongoing climate change and increasing anthropogenic activity, which continuously challenge ecosystem resilience, an in-depth understanding of ecological processes is urgently needed. Lakes, as providers of numerous ecosystem services, face multiple stressors that threaten their functioning. Harmful cyanobacterial blooms are a persistent problem resulting from nutrient pollution and climate-change induced stressors, like poor transparency, increased water temperature and enhanced stratification. Consistency in data collection and analysis methods is necessary to achieve fully comparable datasets and for statistical validity, avoiding issues linked to disparate data sources. The European Multi Lake Survey (EMLS) in summer 2015 was an initiative among scientists from 27 countries to collect and analyse lake physical, chemical and biological variables in a fully standardized manner. This database includes in-situ lake variables along with nutrient, pigment and cyanotoxin data of 369 lakes in Europe, which were centrally analysed in dedicated laboratories. Publishing the EMLS methods and dataset might inspire similar initiatives to study across large geographic areas that will contribute to better understanding lake responses in a changing environment.
KW  - Climate-change ecology
KW  - Limnology
KW  - Water resources
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2018.226
SN  - 2052-4463
VL  - 5
PB  - Nature Publ. Group
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Fasching, Christina
A1  - Akotoye, Christian
A1  - Bižić, Mina
A1  - Fonvielle, Jeremy Andre
A1  - Ionescu, Danny
A1  - Mathavarajah, Sabateeshan
A1  - Zoccarato, Luca
A1  - Walsh, David A.
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
A1  - Xenopoulos, Marguerite A.
T1  - Linking stream microbial community functional genes to dissolved organic matter and inorganic nutrients
JF  - Limnology and oceanography
N2  - There is now increasing evidence for the importance of microbial regulation of biogeochemical cycling in streams. Resource availability shapes microbial community structure, but less is known about how landscape-mediated availability of nutrients and carbon can control microbial functions in streams. Using comparative metagenomics, we examined the relationship between microbial functional genes and composition of dissolved organic matter (DOM), nutrients, and suspended microbial communities in 11 streams, divided into three groups based on the predominant land cover category (agriculture, forested, or wetland). Using weighted gene co-occurrence network analysis, we identified clusters of functions related to DOM composition, agricultural land use, and/or wetland and forest land cover. Wetland-dominated streams were characterized by functions related to nitrogen metabolism and processing of aromatic carbon compounds, with strong positive correlations with dissolved organic carbon concentration and DOM aromaticity. Forested streams were characterized by metabolic functions related to monomer uptake and carbohydrates, such as mannose and fructose metabolism. In agricultural streams, microbial functions were correlated with more labile, protein-like DOM, PO4, and NO3, likely reflecting functional adaptation to labile DOM and higher nutrient concentrations. Distinct changes in the functional composition and loss of functional diversity of microorganisms became evident when comparing natural to agricultural catchments. Although all streams showed signs of functional redundancy, loss of species richness per function in agricultural catchments suggests that microbial functions in natural catchments may be more resilient to disturbance. Our results provide new insight into microbial community functions involved in nutrient and carbon biogeochemical cycles and their dependence on specific environmental settings.
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11356
SN  - 0024-3590
SN  - 1939-5590
VL  - 65
SP  - S71
EP  - S87
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kolmakova, Olesya V.
A1  - Gladyshev, Michail I.
A1  - Fonvielle, Jeremy Andre
A1  - Ganzert, Lars
A1  - Hornick, Thomas
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
T1  - Effects of zooplankton carcasses degradation on freshwater bacterial community composition and implications for carbon cycling
JF  - Environmental microbiology
N2  - Non-predatory mortality of zooplankton provides an abundant, yet, little studied source of high quality labile organic matter (LOM) in aquatic ecosystems. Using laboratory microcosms, we followed the decomposition of organic carbon of fresh C-13-labelled Daphnia carcasses by natural bacterioplankton. The experimental setup comprised blank microcosms, that is, artificial lake water without any organic matter additions (B), and microcosms either amended with natural humic matter (H), fresh Daphnia carcasses (D) or both, that is, humic matter and Daphnia carcasses (HD). Most of the carcass carbon was consumed and respired by the bacterial community within 15 days of incubation. A shift in the bacterial community composition shaped by labile carcass carbon and by humic matter was observed. Nevertheless, we did not observe a quantitative change in humic matter degradation by heterotrophic bacteria in the presence of LOM derived from carcasses. However, carcasses were the main factor driving the bacterial community composition suggesting that the presence of large quantities of dead zooplankton might affect the carbon cycling in aquatic ecosystems. Our results imply that organic matter derived from zooplankton carcasses is efficiently remineralized by a highly specific bacterial community, but does not interfere with the bacterial turnover of more refractory humic matter.
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14418
SN  - 1462-2912
SN  - 1462-2920
VL  - 21
IS  - 1
SP  - 34
EP  - 49
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Masigol, Hossein
A1  - Khodaparast, Seyed Akbar
A1  - Woodhouse, Jason Nicholas
A1  - Rojas Jiménez, Keilor
A1  - Fonvielle, Jeremy Andre
A1  - Rezakhani, Forough
A1  - Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa, Reza
A1  - Neubauer, Darshan
A1  - Goldhammer, Tobias
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
T1  - The contrasting roles of aquatic fungi and oomycetes in the degradation and transformation of polymeric organic matter
JF  - Limnology and oceanography
N2  - Studies on the ecological role of fungi and, to a lesser extent, oomycetes, are receiving increasing attention, mainly due to their participation in the cycling of organic matter in aquatic ecosystems. To unravel their importance in humification processes, we isolated several strains of fungi and oomycetes from Anzali lagoon, Iran. We then performed taxonomic characterization by morphological and molecular methods, analyzed the ability to degrade several polymeric substrates, performed metabolic fingerprinting with Ecoplates, and determined the degradation of humic substances (HS) using liquid chromatography-organic carbon detection. Our analyses highlighted the capacity of aquatic fungi to better degrade a plethora of organic molecules, including complex polymers. Specifically, we were able to demonstrate not only the utilization of these complex polymers, but also the role of fungi in the production of HS. In contrast, oomycetes, despite some morphological and physiological similarities with aquatic fungi, exhibited a propensity toward opportunism, quickly benefitting from the availability of small organic molecules, while exhibiting sensitivity toward more complex polymers. Despite their contrasting roles, our study highlights the importance of both oomycetes and fungi in aquatic organic matter transformation and cycling with potential implications for the global carbon cycle.
Y1  - 2019
SN  - 0024-3590
SN  - 1939-5590
VL  - 64
IS  - 6
SP  - 2662
EP  - 2678
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Perkins, Anita K.
A1  - Ganzert, Lars
A1  - Rojas-Jimenez, Keilor
A1  - Fonvielle, Jeremy Andre
A1  - Hose, Grant C.
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
T1  - Highly diverse fungal communities in carbon-rich aquifers of two contrasting lakes in Northeast Germany
JF  - Fungal ecology
N2  - Fungi are an important component of microbial communities and are well known for their ability to decompose refractory, highly polymeric organic matter. In soils and aquatic systems, fungi play an important role in carbon processing, however, their diversity, community structure and function as well as ecological role, particularly in groundwater, are poorly studied. The aim of this study was to examine the fungal community composition, diversity and function in groundwater from 16 boreholes located in the vicinity of two lakes in NE Germany that are characterized by contrasting trophic status. The analysis of 28S rRNA gene sequences amplified from the groundwater revealed high fungal diversity arid clear differences in community structure between the aquifers. Most sequences were assigned to Ascomycota and Basidiomycota, but members of Chytridiomycota, Cryptomycota, Zygomycota, Blastocladiomycota, Glomeromycota and Neocallimastigomycota were also detected. In addition, 27 species of fungi were successfully isolated from the groundwater samples and tested for their ability to decompose complex organic polymers - the predominant carbon source in the groundwater. Most isolates showed positive activities for at least one of the tested polymer types, with three strains, belonging to the genera Gibberella, Isaria and Cadophora, able to decompose all tested substrates. Our results highlight the high diversity of fungi in groundwater, and point to their important ecological role in breaking down highly polymeric organic matter in these isolated microbial habitats. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd and British Mycological Society. All rights reserved.
KW  - Groundwater
KW  - Aquatic fungi
KW  - DOC
KW  - CDOM
KW  - Aquifers
KW  - Humic acids
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2019.04.004
SN  - 1754-5048
SN  - 1878-0083
VL  - 41
SP  - 116
EP  - 125
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Oxford
ER  -