Impact of Iron Mining Activity on the Endophytic Fungal Community of Aspilia grazielae
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Plant Collection and Soil Samples
2.3. Pre-Treatment of the Plant Samples
2.4. Extraction of Genomic DNA, PCR Amplification and ITS rDNA Sequencing
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Soil Analysis
3.2. Community Diversity
4. Discussion
4.1. Revealing the Diversity of Endophytic Fungi in Different Plant Tissues
4.2. Diversity of Endophytic Fungi in A. grazielae Considering Land Use, Soil and Vegetation
5. Limitations, Implications and Perspectives
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Weirich, C.E.; Marques, M.R.; de Castro, A.P.; Assumpção Benitez, B.; Roque, F.d.O.; Marchetti, C.R.; Rodrigues, A.D.; de Lima, D.P.; dos Santos, E.d.A. Impact of Iron Mining Activity on the Endophytic Fungal Community of Aspilia grazielae. J. Fungi 2023, 9, 632. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9060632
Weirich CE, Marques MR, de Castro AP, Assumpção Benitez B, Roque FdO, Marchetti CR, Rodrigues AD, de Lima DP, dos Santos EdA. Impact of Iron Mining Activity on the Endophytic Fungal Community of Aspilia grazielae. Journal of Fungi. 2023; 9(6):632. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9060632
Chicago/Turabian StyleWeirich, Carlos Eduardo, Maria Rita Marques, Alinne Pereira de Castro, Beatriz Assumpção Benitez, Fabio de Oliveira Roque, Clarice Rossato Marchetti, Amanda Dal’Ongaro Rodrigues, Dênis Pires de Lima, and Edson dos Anjos dos Santos. 2023. "Impact of Iron Mining Activity on the Endophytic Fungal Community of Aspilia grazielae" Journal of Fungi 9, no. 6: 632. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9060632