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Review
. 2016 Nov-Dec;167(9-10):710-722.
doi: 10.1016/j.resmic.2016.05.008. Epub 2016 Jun 6.

Phenotype MicroArray™ system in the study of fungal functional diversity and catabolic versatility

Flavia Pinzari  1 , Andrea Ceci  2 , Nadir Abu-Samra  3 , Loredana Canfora  4 , Oriana Maggi  5 , Annamaria Persiani  6
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Review

Phenotype MicroArray™ system in the study of fungal functional diversity and catabolic versatility

Flavia Pinzari et al. Res Microbiol. 2016 Nov-Dec.
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Abstract

Fungi cover a range of important ecological functions associated with nutrient and carbon cycling in leaf litter and soil. As a result, research on existing relationships between fungal functional diversity, decomposition rates and competition is of key interest. Indeed, availability of nutrients in soil is largely the consequence of organic matter degradation dynamics. The Biolog® Phenotype MicroArrays™ (PM) system allows for the testing of fungi against many different carbon sources at any one time. The use and potential of the PM system as a tool for studying niche overlap and catabolic versatility of saprotrophic fungi is discussed here, and examples of its application are provided.

Keywords: Functional diversity; Fungal ecology; Fungi; Phenotype MicroArray™; Substrate utilisation.

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