TY  - JOUR
A1  - Masigol, Hossein
A1  - Khodaparast, Seyed Akbar
A1  - Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa, Reza
A1  - Rojas-Jimenez, Keilor
A1  - Woodhouse, Jason Nicholas
A1  - Neubauer, Darshan
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
T1  - Taxonomical and functional diversity of Saprolegniales in Anzali lagoon, Iran
JF  - Aquatic Ecology
N2  - Studies on the diversity, distribution and ecological role of Saprolegniales (Oomycota) in freshwater ecosystems are currently receiving attention due to a greater understanding of their role in carbon cycling in various aquatic ecosystems. In this study, we characterized several Saprolegniales species isolated from Anzali lagoon, Gilan province, Iran, using morphological and molecular methods. Four species of Saprolegnia were identified, including S. anisospora and S. diclina as first reports for Iran, as well as Achlya strains, which were closely related to A. bisexualis, A. debaryana and A. intricata. Evaluation of the ligno-, cellulo- and chitinolytic activities was performed using plate assay methods. Most of the Saprolegniales isolates were obtained in autumn, and nearly 50% of the strains showed chitinolytic and cellulolytic activities. However, only a few Saprolegniales strains showed lignolytic activities. This study has important implications for better understanding the ecological niche of oomycetes, and to differentiate them from morphologically similar, but functionally different aquatic fungi in freshwater ecosystems.
KW  - Achlya
KW  - Saprolegnia
KW  - aquatic ecosystems
KW  - carbon cycling
KW  - polymer degradation
KW  - Saprolegniaceae
KW  - Achlyaceae
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-019-09745-w
SN  - 1573-5125
SN  - 1386-2588
VL  - 54
IS  - 1
SP  - 323
EP  - 336
PB  - Springer Science
CY  - Dordrecht
ER  -