0444554 - BC 2016 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Jirout, Jiří
The effect of oxygen on fatty acid composition of soil micromycetes.
Ecological Indicators. Roč. 53, June (2015), s. 125-128. ISSN 1470-160X. E-ISSN 1872-7034
R&D Projects: GA ČR GPP504/12/P752
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : soil micromycetes * oxygen depletion * fatty acids
Subject RIV: EE - Microbiology, Virology
Impact factor: 3.190, year: 2015

The aim of this work was to describe changes in fatty acid profiles of fungi growing under artificial conditions of oxygen depletion. In total, 133 fungal strains belonging to eight orders were isolated from cattle impacted soils and tested. The analysis of the ten most frequent fatty acids revealed significant shift in fatty acids composition as a result of decreasing oxygen level. Taxonomic- as well as aeration-dependent changes in the amounts of fungal biomarker fatty acids (18:1 omega 9 and 18:2 omega 6,9) were found. Therefore, the ratio of these two fatty acids could be considered as an indicator of anaerobic, microaerobic or aerobic conditions in soil. Moreover, fatty acid-based estimation of fungal biomass in soils should be performed as a sum of both biomarker fatty acids and with respect to the soil characteristics as well as to the composition of fungal community.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0249927