TY - JOUR
T1 - Phylogenetic Relationships of the Mutualistic Fungi Associated with Macrotermes subhyalinus in Oman
AU - AlShamakhi, Hilal S.
AU - Al-Sadi, Abdullah M.
AU - Cook, Lyn G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group on behalf of the Korean Society of Mycology.
PY - 2023/9/3
Y1 - 2023/9/3
N2 - The symbiotic association between fungus-gardening termites Macrotermes and its fungal symbiont has a moderate degree of specificity—although the symbiotic fungi (Termitomyces) form a monophyletic clade, there is not a one-to-one association between termite species and their fungus-garden associates. Here, we aim to determine the origin and phylogenetic relationships of Termitomyces in Oman. We used sequences of the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) and the nuclear large subunit ribosomal RNA (LSU rRNA, 25S) gene and analyzed these with sequences of Termitomyces from other geographic areas. We find no evidence for more than a single colonization of Oman by Termitomyces. Unexpectedly, we find Termitomyces in Oman is most closely related to the symbiont of M. subhyalinus in West Africa rather than to those of geographically closer populations in East Africa.
AB - The symbiotic association between fungus-gardening termites Macrotermes and its fungal symbiont has a moderate degree of specificity—although the symbiotic fungi (Termitomyces) form a monophyletic clade, there is not a one-to-one association between termite species and their fungus-garden associates. Here, we aim to determine the origin and phylogenetic relationships of Termitomyces in Oman. We used sequences of the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) and the nuclear large subunit ribosomal RNA (LSU rRNA, 25S) gene and analyzed these with sequences of Termitomyces from other geographic areas. We find no evidence for more than a single colonization of Oman by Termitomyces. Unexpectedly, we find Termitomyces in Oman is most closely related to the symbiont of M. subhyalinus in West Africa rather than to those of geographically closer populations in East Africa.
KW - 25S rDNA
KW - Biogeography
KW - fungal comb
KW - iTS
KW - Oman
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U2 - 10.1080/12298093.2023.2258623
DO - 10.1080/12298093.2023.2258623
M3 - Article
C2 - 37929007
AN - SCOPUS:85174032480
SN - 1229-8093
VL - 51
SP - 281
EP - 287
JO - Mycobiology
JF - Mycobiology
IS - 5
ER -