Differences in mycelial turnover and persistence of wood-decay fungi at the microscale
(2026) In New Phytologist 250(1). p.577-590- Abstract
- How long do fungal hyphae persist in the environment? And how does this differ betweengroups and species of fungi? Despite growing knowledge of fungal contributions to decom-position and soil carbon cycles, surprisingly little is known about the turnover of mycelia:What happens to fungal hyphae over time? And how this impacts different fungi’s contribu-tion to carbon sequestration?
In this study, we compared microscale persistence of fungal hyphae using microfluidic chiptechnology and visual quantification of hyphal degradation and turnover across six differentwood-decay Basidiomycete species. Measured traits included hyphal extension, coverage,turnover rates, and changes in hyphal morphology over time when supplied with two... (More) - How long do fungal hyphae persist in the environment? And how does this differ betweengroups and species of fungi? Despite growing knowledge of fungal contributions to decom-position and soil carbon cycles, surprisingly little is known about the turnover of mycelia:What happens to fungal hyphae over time? And how this impacts different fungi’s contribu-tion to carbon sequestration?
In this study, we compared microscale persistence of fungal hyphae using microfluidic chiptechnology and visual quantification of hyphal degradation and turnover across six differentwood-decay Basidiomycete species. Measured traits included hyphal extension, coverage,turnover rates, and changes in hyphal morphology over time when supplied with two carbonsources of differing recalcitrance.
Species clustered into two groups: one with a frugal nutrient strategy (high turnover capa-city, active persistence of cytoplasmic hyphae) and one with a wasteful strategy (low turnoverof hyphae and large remnants of skeletonized hyphae). Differences matched the ephemeralor long-lasting nature of their fruiting bodies and the substrates they inhabit. Carbon type alsoinfluenced hyphal persistence over time.
Our results suggest that hyphal turnover has a genetic basis linked to species ecology yet isalso shaped by environmental factors such as carbon availability, highlighting the dynamicnature of fungal mycelia (Less)
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- van Bokhoven, Roos-Marie Ilse Jeanne LU ; Aleklett, Kristin LU and Floudas, Dimitrios LU
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- alternative title
- Skillnader på mikroskala i mycelets omsättning och beständighet hos vednedbrytande svampar
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- 2026-02-05
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- Contribution to journal
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- keywords
- svampar, mycel, nedbrytning, kollagring,
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- New Phytologist
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- 250
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- 1
- pages
- 577 - 590
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- Wiley-Blackwell
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- scopus:105029461984
- pmid:41641568
- ISSN
- 1469-8137
- DOI
- 10.1111/nph.70957
- project
- Exploring fungal decision making and agency in symbiotic interactions
- Understanding how biotic interactions affect fungal behaviour
- Hur påverkar biotiska interaktioner svampars beteenden?
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- English
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