In silico and in vitro comparison of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate dependent xylose reductase rossmaan fold in Debaryomycetaceae yeast family

Soil fungal communities under slash‐and‐burn system in Mozambique: A metataxonomic approach

“…For the Bo horizons, the associated fungi showed inverse relations for Debaryomycetaceae and Saccharomyces with EOOC and total N, Malassezia with total N, and Pichia with available P. Although little information is available for Debaryomycetaceae, this family of yeasts is involved in the xylose fermentation of biomass with the potential to produce bioethanol (Arumugam et al., 2020; Hui et al., 2014). They probably abound in the Bo horizons due to their large number of roots, which constitute a lignocellulosic substrate from which xylose can be freed during root decay (e.g., Cheshire et al., 1990; Machinet et al., 2009) and which excrete exudates containing xylose (e.g., Graystone & Campbell, 1996).…”

“…The inverse relationship with total N and the abundance in the Bo horizons indicate that these fungi prefer soil environments with low fertility. Some fungi belonging to the Pichia genus are known to be able to produce siderophores and, similarly to Saccharomyces , to solubilize zinc and phosphates (Kumla et al., 2020; Nakayan et al., 2009), thus explaining the inverse relation with available P. In addition, the Pichia genus was recognized for its ability to ferment xylose and produce bioethanol (Arumugam et al., 2020; Chamnipa et al., 2018; Pongcharoen et al., 2018), as was the case for Debaryomycetaceae; because of this, their larger concentrations in the Bo horizons were explained by the notable presence of roots. Microascaceae is a scarcely known fungi taxon that includes saprobes and plant pathogens (Sandoval‐Denis et al., 2016) and degraders of labile organics (Lueders et al., 2006; Zhang et al., 2018).…”

“…For the Bo horizons, the associated fungi showed inverse relations for Debaryomycetaceae and Saccharomyces with EOOC and total N, Malassezia with total N, and Pichia with available P. Although little information is available for Debaryomycetaceae, this family of yeasts is involved in the xylose fermentation of biomass with the potential to produce bioethanol (Arumugam et al, 2020; F I G U R E 4 Boxplots showing the differentially abundant fungi ASVs in the soils under charcoal kilns, crop fields, and forests. Manica province, central Mozambique.…”