The Culturable Mycobiota of Sediments and Associated Microplastics: From a Harbor to a Marine Protected Area, a Comparative Study
Journal of Fungi2022
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A. Poli,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
Matteo Florio Furno,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
Matteo Florio Furno,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
Valeria Prigione,
A. Poli,
Matteo Oliva,
Tommaso Campani,
María Cristina Fossi,
Silvia Casini,
María Cristina Fossi,
Carlo Pretti,
María Cristina Fossi,
Davide Ferrero,
Silvia Casini,
María Cristina Fossi,
Carlo Pretti,
Tommaso Campani,
Silvia Casini,
Silvia Casini,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
Silvia Casini,
Silvia Casini,
Federica Tardelli,
María Cristina Fossi,
Carlo Pretti,
Chiara Manzini,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
Tommaso Campani,
Silvia Casini,
Silvia Casini,
Silvia Casini,
Giovanna Cristina Varese
Giovanna Cristina Varese
Chiara Manzini,
Silvia Casini,
Silvia Casini,
Matteo Oliva,
María Cristina Fossi,
Tommaso Campani,
María Cristina Fossi,
Tommaso Campani,
Tommaso Campani,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
Tommaso Campani,
Carlo Pretti,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
Tommaso Campani,
Tommaso Campani,
Silvia Casini,
Silvia Casini,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
Matteo Oliva,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
Tommaso Campani,
Silvia Casini,
Giovanna Cristina Varese
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
Silvia Casini,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
Silvia Casini,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
Silvia Casini,
Giovanna Cristina Varese
María Cristina Fossi,
Valeria Prigione,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
Silvia Casini,
Silvia Casini,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
María Cristina Fossi,
Giovanna Cristina Varese
Summary
Researchers investigated fungal diversity in sediments and microplastic surfaces at three Mediterranean sites with varying anthropogenic impact -- a harbor, a marine protected area, and an intermediate site -- culturing 1,526 isolates and finding that microplastics harbor distinct fungal assemblages compared to surrounding sediments, with several species recorded for the first time in marine environments.
Fungi are an essential component of marine ecosystems, although little is known about their global distribution and underwater diversity, especially in sediments. Microplastics (MPs) are widespread contaminants worldwide and threaten the organisms present in the oceans. In this study, we investigated the fungal abundance and diversity in sediments, as well as the MPs, of three sites with different anthropogenic impacts in the Mediterranean Sea: the harbor of Livorno, the marine protected area "Secche della Meloria"; and an intermediate point, respectively. A total of 1526 isolates were cultured and identified using a polyphasic approach. For many of the fungal species this is the first record in a marine environment. A comparison with the mycobiota associated with the sediments and MPs underlined a "substrate specificity", highlighting the complexity of MP-associated fungal assemblages, potentially leading to altered microbial activities and hence changes in ecosystem functions. A further driving force that acts on the fungal communities associated with sediments and MPs is sampling sites with different anthropogenic impacts.