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Diversity Patterns, Ecology and Biological Activities of Fungal Communities Associated with the Endemic Macroalgae Across the Antarctic Peninsula

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We surveyed diversity patterns and engaged in bioprospecting for bioactive compounds of fungi associated with the endemic macroalgae, Monostroma hariotii and Pyropia endiviifolia, in Antarctica. A total of 239 fungal isolates were obtained, which were identified to represent 48 taxa and 18 genera using molecular methods. The fungal communities consisted of endemic, indigenous and cold-adapted cosmopolitan taxa, which displayed high diversity and richness, but low dominance indices. The extracts of endemic and cold-adapted fungi displayed biological activities and may represent sources of promising prototype molecules to develop drugs. Our results suggest that macroalgae along the marine Antarctic Peninsula provide additional niches where fungal taxa can survive and coexist with their host in the extreme conditions. We hypothesise that the dynamics of richness and dominance among endemic, indigenous and cold-adapted cosmopolitan fungal taxa might be used to understand and model the influence of climate change on the maritime Antarctic mycota.

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Acknowledgements

We acknowledge the financial support from Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Processes PROANTAR 557030/2009-9, Universal 471721/2013-1 and PROANTAR 407230/2013-0, Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG), Process Universal 0050-13 and the Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (FINEP 2084/07), the Program for Technological Development of Tools for Health-PDTIS-FIOCRUZ. A.M. Minnis received financial support from the US Forest Service, Northern Research Station and the Inter-Agency Agreement F11RG00184 grant from the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The results of this study are part of the Master Science degree of LE Furbino within the Programa of Pós-Graduação in Biotecnologia of UFOP and the Pos-Doctoral of VM Godinho of CNPq under supervision of LH Rosa.

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  1. Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, P. O. Box 486, CEP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

    Laura E. Furbino, Valéria M. Godinho, Iara F. Santiago, Carlos A. Rosa & Luiz H. Rosa

  2. Laboratório de Ficologia e Qualidade de Água do Mar, Universidade Estadual do Paraná, Paranaguá, PR, Brazil

    Franciane M. Pellizari

  3. Laboratório de Química de Produtos Naturais, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, FIOCRUZ, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

    Tânia M. A. Alves & Carlos L. Zani

  4. Laboratório de Parasitologia Celular e Molecular, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, FIOCRUZ, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

    Policarpo A. S. Junior & Alvaro J. Romanha

  5. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil, Santa Catarina, Brazil

    Alvaro J. Romanha

  6. Departamento de Virologia e Terapia Experimental, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, FIOCRUZ, Recife, PE, Brazil

    Amanda G. O. Carvalho & Laura H. V. G. Gil

  7. Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil

    Amanda G. O. Carvalho

  8. Center for Forest Mycology Research, Northern Research Station, US Forest Service, Madison, WI, USA

    Andrew M. Minnis

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Furbino, L.E., Godinho, V.M., Santiago, I.F. et al. Diversity Patterns, Ecology and Biological Activities of Fungal Communities Associated with the Endemic Macroalgae Across the Antarctic Peninsula. Microb Ecol 67, 775–787 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-014-0374-9

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