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Atractiella rhizophila, sp. nov., an endorrhizal fungus isolated from the Populus root microbiome.

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Bonito, G; Hameed, K; Toome-Heller, M; Healy, R; Reid, C; Liao, H-L; Aime, MC; Schadt, C; Vilgalys, R
Published in: Mycologia
January 2017

Among fungi isolated from healthy root mycobiomes of Populus, we discovered a new endorrhizal fungal species belonging to the rust lineage Pucciniomycotina, described here as Atractiella rhizophila. We characterized this species by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), phylogenetic analysis, and plant bioassay experiments. Phylogenetic sequence analysis of isolates and available environmental and reference sequences indicates that this new species, A. rhizophila, has a broad geographic and host range. Atractiella rhizophila appears to be present in North America, Australia, Asia, and Africa and is associated with trees, orchids, and other agriculturally important species, including soybean, corn, and rice. Despite the large geographic and host range of this species sampling, A. rhizophila appears to have exceptionally low sequence variation within nuclear rDNA markers examined. With inoculation studies, we demonstrate that A. rhizophila is nonpathogenic, asymptomatically colonizes plant roots, and appears to foster plant growth and elevated photosynthesis rates.

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Mycologia

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1557-2536

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0027-5514

Publication Date

January 2017

Volume

109

Issue

1

Start / End Page

18 / 26

Related Subject Headings

  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Populus
  • Plant Roots
  • Phylogeography
  • North America
  • Mycology & Parasitology
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Endophytes
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
  • DNA, Ribosomal
 

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Bonito, G., Hameed, K., Toome-Heller, M., Healy, R., Reid, C., Liao, H.-L., … Vilgalys, R. (2017). Atractiella rhizophila, sp. nov., an endorrhizal fungus isolated from the Populus root microbiome. Mycologia, 109(1), 18–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2016.1271689
Bonito, Gregory, Khalid Hameed, Merje Toome-Heller, Rosanne Healy, Chantal Reid, Hui-Ling Liao, M Catherine Aime, Christopher Schadt, and Rytas Vilgalys. “Atractiella rhizophila, sp. nov., an endorrhizal fungus isolated from the Populus root microbiome.Mycologia 109, no. 1 (January 2017): 18–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2016.1271689.
Bonito G, Hameed K, Toome-Heller M, Healy R, Reid C, Liao H-L, et al. Atractiella rhizophila, sp. nov., an endorrhizal fungus isolated from the Populus root microbiome. Mycologia. 2017 Jan;109(1):18–26.
Bonito, Gregory, et al. “Atractiella rhizophila, sp. nov., an endorrhizal fungus isolated from the Populus root microbiome.Mycologia, vol. 109, no. 1, Jan. 2017, pp. 18–26. Epmc, doi:10.1080/00275514.2016.1271689.
Bonito G, Hameed K, Toome-Heller M, Healy R, Reid C, Liao H-L, Aime MC, Schadt C, Vilgalys R. Atractiella rhizophila, sp. nov., an endorrhizal fungus isolated from the Populus root microbiome. Mycologia. 2017 Jan;109(1):18–26.

Published In

Mycologia

DOI

EISSN

1557-2536

ISSN

0027-5514

Publication Date

January 2017

Volume

109

Issue

1

Start / End Page

18 / 26

Related Subject Headings

  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Populus
  • Plant Roots
  • Phylogeography
  • North America
  • Mycology & Parasitology
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Endophytes
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
  • DNA, Ribosomal