Yeasts in the flowers of entomophilic plants of the Moscow region |
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Authors: | A M Glushakova A V Kachalkin I Yu Chernov |
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Institution: | 1. Faculty of Soil Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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Abstract: | Dynamics of abundance and diversity of epiphytic yeasts in entomophilic flowers of 28 species of meadow, forest, and cultivated plants throughout their blooming period was determined. The number of yeasts in the flowers was shown to increase gradually during the vegetation period, and reached the maximum during summer-autumn. The total abundance and ratio of the yeast species in the flowers depended entirely on the blooming time, rather than on the taxonomic position of the plants. Three stages of development of the entomophilic yeast complexes during the vegetation period may be discerned: predominance of eurybiont nonspecific species (Cryptococcus albidus, Debaryomyces hansenii) in spring, mass development of specific nectar-associated yeasts (Metschnikowia reukaufii) in summer, and their substitution by widespread epiphytic species (Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, Cryptococcus magnus) in autumn. |
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