Response of the wood-decay fungus Schizophyllum commune to co-occurring microorganisms

Krause K, Jung EM, Lindner J, Hardiman I, Poetschner J, Madhavan S, Matthaeus C, Kai M, Menezes RC, Popp J, Svatos A, Kothe E (2020)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2020

Journal

PLoS ONE Public Library of Science

Book Volume: 15

Article Number: e0232145

Journal Issue: 4

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232145

Abstract

Microorganisms are constantly interacting in a given environment by a constant exchange of signaling molecules. In timber, wood-decay fungi will come into contact with other fungi and bacteria. In naturally bleached wood, dark, pigmented lines arising from confrontation of two fungi often hint at such interactions. The metabolites (and pigment) exchange was investigated using the lignicolous basidiomycete Schizophyllum commune, and co-occurring fungi and bacteria inoculated directly on sterilized wood, or on media. In interactions with competitive wood degrading fungi, yeasts or bacteria, different competition strategies and communication types were observed, and stress reactions, as well as competitorinduced enzymes or pigments were analyzed. Melanin, indole, flavonoids and carotenoids were shown to be induced in S. commune interactions. The induced genes included multicopper oxidases lcc1, lcc2, mco1, mco2, mco3 and mco4, possibly involved in both pigment production and lignin degradation typical for wood bleaching by wood-decay fungi.

Involved external institutions

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena DE Germany (DE) Leibniz-Institut für Photonische Technologien e.V. DE Germany (DE) Max-Planck-Institut für chemische Ökologie / Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology DE Germany (DE)

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APA:

Krause, K., Jung, E.-M., Lindner, J., Hardiman, I., Poetschner, J., Madhavan, S.,... Kothe, E. (2020). Response of the wood-decay fungus Schizophyllum commune to co-occurring microorganisms. PLoS ONE, 15(4). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232145

MLA:

Krause, Katrin, et al. "Response of the wood-decay fungus Schizophyllum commune to co-occurring microorganisms." PLoS ONE 15.4 (2020).

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