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Deciphering the symbiosis of endemic Usnea ghattensis and their photobiont Trebouxia sp. through molecular tools from the northern Western Ghats, India

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Last updated: 23 Dec 2024

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Biodiversity and Conservation
Fungi
Microbial-plant interactions
Symbiosis

Abstract

Usnea ghattensis is an endemic fruticose lichen species of northern Western Ghats, India. With the changing climate, pollution, land use management and growing population in these terrains, the diversity of endemic lichens of these pristine habitats are under threat. This study attempts to unravel the symbiotic association of flagship fruticose lichen species, Usnea ghattensis and their photobiont Trebouxia.  Based on combined ITS and LSU data, β tubulin data, morphology and chemical evidence, Usnea ghattensis is placed in the Usnea clades 3 and 4, representing Asian Usnea species. The RPB1 data and analyses were also in congruence to that of β tubulin, however the phylogeny is not interpreted due to data deficiency. The ITS sequence data and phylogeny of photobiont of U. ghattensis were also established as an undescribed Trebouxia species belonging to Clade I within the genus Trebouxia. This is the first holistic attempt to study the lichen symbiosis of Usnea ghattensis from the Western Ghats of India.

DOI

10.21608/mb.2022.121262.1050

Keywords

β tubulin, ITS, LSU, Lichen, Taxonomy

Authors

First Name

Shahnoor

Last Name

Fatima

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Affiliation

Biodiversity & Palaeobiology (Fungi & Lichens) Group, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, 411004, Maharashtra, Indiaز

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shahnoorfatima110@gmail.com

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First Name

Ansil

Last Name

P A

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Affiliation

Biodiversity & Palaeobiology (Fungi & Lichens) Group, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, 411004, Maharashtra, Indiaز

Email

ansilsaleem7@gmail.com

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Orcid

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First Name

RajeshKumar

Last Name

K. C.

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-

Affiliation

Biodiversity & Palaeobiology (Fungi & Lichens) Group, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, 411004, Maharashtra, Indiaز

Email

rajeshfungi@gmail.com

City

Pune

Orcid

0000-0003-0401-8294

First Name

Bharati

Last Name

Sharma

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Biodiversity & Palaeobiology (Fungi & Lichens) Group, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, 411004, Maharashtra, Indiaز

Email

bharatisharma@aripune.org

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Orcid

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First Name

Subhash

Last Name

Gaikwad

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-

Affiliation

Biodiversity & Palaeobiology (Fungi & Lichens) Group, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, 411004, Maharashtra, Indiaز

Email

sbgaikwad@aripune.org

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Orcid

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First Name

Arsha

Last Name

Mohan

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Department of Botany, Maharaja's College, Ernakulam 682011, Kerala, India.

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arsha.smohan@gmail.com

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-

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First Name

Stephen

Last Name

Sequeira

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-

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Department of Botany, Maharaja's College, Ernakulam 682011, Kerala, India.

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step@rediffmail.com

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Volume

6

Article Issue

2

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29387

Issue Date

2021-12-01

Receive Date

2022-02-11

Publish Date

2021-04-22

Page Start

30

Page End

42

Print ISSN

2357-0326

Online ISSN

2357-0334

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MB_Volume 6_Issue 2_Pages 30-42.pdf

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502

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Publication Title

Microbial Biosystems

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Deciphering the symbiosis of endemic Usnea ghattensis and their photobiont Trebouxia sp. through molecular tools from the northern Western Ghats, India

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22 Jan 2023