Carbon availability affects already large species-specific differences in chemical composition of ectomycorrhizal fungal mycelia in pure culture

• Published in: Mycorrhiza Vol. 33; no. 5-6; pp. 303 - 319
• Main Authors: Fransson, Petra, Robertson, A. H. Jean, Campbell, Colin D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.11.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agriculture; Availability; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Carbohydrates; Carbon; Carbon - metabolism; Chemical composition; chemical structure; Ecology; ectomycorrhizae; Ectomycorrhizas; Forestry; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Fourier transforms; fungi; Infrared spectroscopy; Life Sciences; Microbiology; Mikrobiologi; mycelium; Mycorrhizae - metabolism; Organic matter; Plant Sciences; Polysaccharides; Proteins; Pure culture; Saccharides; Soil - chemistry; Soil Microbiology; Soil organic matter; Species; C:N ratio; Carbohydrates; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Mycelia; Cell wall composition; Soil organic carbon

Although ectomycorrhizal (ECM) contribution to soil organic matter processes receives increased attention, little is known about fundamental differences in chemical composition among species, and how that may be affected by carbon (C) availability. Here, we study how 16 species (incl. 19 isolates) g...