Journal article
Phylogenetic detection of novel Cryptomycota in an Iowa (United States) aquifer and from previously collected marine and freshwater targeted high‐throughput sequencing sets
Environmental microbiology, Vol.15(8), pp.2333-2341
08/2013
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12106
PMID: 23461624
Abstract
Summary
Fungi are everywhere and interact with humans in countless ways, but a large group of fungi called ‘Cryptomycota’ has escaped detection until very recently. Still, the extent of diversity and ecological habits of this group remain largely unknown. We interrogated publically available 18S rRNA gene datasets, obtained via high‐throughput sequencing from marine and freshwater samples, for Cryptomycota sequences. Contrary to previous work, we found evidence of substantial Cryptomycota diversity in the marine upper water column. Additionally, we produced a sequencing set from a groundwater aquifer, an environment unrepresented among 18S rRNA gene pyrosequencing sets. The Cryptomycota community in this aquifer sample appears distinct from the community in both freshwater and marine environments with evidence of a unique aquifer clade. This study significantly expands the boundary of known Cryptomycota sequence diversity and characterizes the phylogenetic distribution of this diversity in aquatic environments. Furthermore, the approach utilized is generalizable to discovery of novel micro‐eukaryotic diversity from any lineage.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Phylogenetic detection of novel Cryptomycota in an Iowa (United States) aquifer and from previously collected marine and freshwater targeted high‐throughput sequencing sets
- Creators
- Joshua A Livermore - The University of IowaTimothy E Mattes - The University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Environmental microbiology, Vol.15(8), pp.2333-2341
- DOI
- 10.1111/1462-2920.12106
- PMID
- 23461624
- ISSN
- 1462-2912
- eISSN
- 1462-2920
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- National Science Foundation (CBET‐1007476)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2013
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984001087502771
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