Phosphite (Phi) is used commercially to manage diseases mainly caused by oomycetes, primarily due to its low cost compared with other fungicides and its persistent control of oomycetous pathogens. We explored the use of Phi in controlling the fungal pathogens
To test whether or not fungal communities associated with the widespread seagrass,
A total of 77 samples were collected from 14 sampling sites spanning the Indonesian archipelago.
We sequenced the fungal
Significant differences in fungal community composition were detected on either side of Wallace's line (
Fungi are generally considered to have excellent dispersal potentials and marine fungi have the potential to disperse far and wide in an environment that has no obvious barriers to dispersal. Despite this assumed excellent dispersal potential, we show that fungal communities on either side of Wallace's line are significantly different from one another. We speculate that limited dispersal and differences in habitat type are responsible for the observed pattern. Work examining biogeographical patterns in marine fungi is still in its infancy and further research is required to fully understand marine fungal biogeography.
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10053625
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Biogeography
- Volume:
- 45
- Issue:
- 4
- ISSN:
- 0305-0270
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 762-770
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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