Diversity of fungal communities in saline and acidic soils in the Soos National Natural Reserve, Czech Republic
Abstract
During 2003-2005, the diversity of culturable filamentous soil microfungi in saline and acidic soils of the Soos National Natural Reserve ( Czech Republic) was studied. Altogether, 28 soil samples were collected from four sampling sites and were processed by various approaches.
In total, 92 fungal taxa were identified using classical and molecular markers. Several detected species were known from similar substrata worldwide; however, the overall fungal spectrum was distinct, as shown by comparison to similar studies.
All methodological approaches increased the observed fungal diversity. The different fungal communities observed on the four sampling sites were influenced by the complex effects of environmental factors.
The growth response of selected strains to different salinities and pH values was determined. The results of the growth tests showed high adaptability of all tested species to the extreme conditions of the studied substrate.