The influence of genotypic variation on metabolite diversity in populations of two endophytic fungal species |
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Authors: | Seymour Fabian A Cresswell James E Fisher P Jack Lappin-Scott Hilary M Haag Hubert Talbot Nicholas J |
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Institution: | School of Biological Sciences, Washington Singer Laboratories, Perry Road, University of Exeter, EX4 4QG, UK. |
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Abstract: | The relationship between metabolite production and genotypic diversity in two endophytic fungi was investigated. We selected populations of Cylindrocarpon destructans and Heliscus lugdunensis from the roots of a single tree. A total of 49 isolates of both species were selected and classified by simple genotypic tests (random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis and rDNA-ITS sequencing). In a blind test, the ability of these fungi to produce natural products was tested by ethyl acetate extraction of hyphae and culture filtrates, followed by high-performance liquid chromatography analysis (HPLC). A positive relationship was found between genotype classification and the pattern of natural products produced by a given isolate. To test the robustness of this correlation, a discriminate selection procedure was carried out by collecting fungal isolates from a second site and selecting a sub-set of the population, on the basis of genotypic variability. This sub-set of fungal isolates produced greater numbers of unique metabolites than those selected indiscriminately. |
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