IMA Fungus 8(1): 17-25, doi: 10.5598/imafungus.2017.08.01.02
Functional diversity in Dichomitus squalens monokaryons
Ronald De Vries, Bart Theelen‡, Serena Manserra‡, Tedros Yonatan Issak‡, Johanna Rytioja§, Miia R. Mäkelä‡, Ronald P. De Vries|‡ Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht§ University of Helsinki, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Finland| CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht
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De Vries R, Theelen B, Manserra S, Issak T, Rytioja J, Mäkelä MR, De Vries RP (2017) Functional diversity in Dichomitus squalens monokaryons. IMA Fungus 8(1): 17-25. https://doi.org/10.5598/imafungus.2017.08.01.02 |  |
Abstract
Dichomitus squalens is a white-rot fungus that colonizes and grows mainly on softwood and is commonly found in the northern parts of Europe, North America, and Asia. We analyzed the genetic and physiological diversity of eight D. squalens monokaryons derived from a single dikaryon. In addition, an unrelated dikaryon and a newly established dikaryon from two of the studied monokaryons were included. Both growth and lignocellulose acting enzyme profiles were highly variable between the studied monokaryotic and dikaryotic strains, demonstrating a high level of diversity within the species.
Keywords
AFLP, carbon utilization, monokaryon, sexual reproduction, white-rot