a relationship between carotenoid accumulation and the distribution of species of the fungus neurospora in spain类胡萝卜素积累之间的关系和真菌物种的分布在西班牙脉孢菌.pdfVIP

A Relationship between Carotenoid Accumulation and the Distribution of Species of the Fungus Neurospora in Spain ´ ¤a ´ ¤b ´ Eva M. Luque, Gabriel Gutierrez, Laura Navarro-Sampedro , Marıa Olmedo , Julio Rodrıguez- ¤c ´ Romero , Carmen Ruger-Herreros, Vıctor G. Tagua, Luis M. Corrochano* ´ Departamento de Genetica, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain Abstract The ascomycete fungus Neurospora is present in many parts of the world, in particular in tropical and subtropical areas, where it is found growing on recently burned vegetation. We have sampled the Neurospora population across Spain. The ´ sampling sites were located in the region of Galicia (northwestern corner of the Iberian peninsula), the province of Caceres, the city of Seville, and the two major islands of the Canary Islands archipelago (Tenerife and Gran Canaria, west coast of Africa). The sites covered a latitude interval between 27.88u and 42.74u. We have identified wild-type strains of N. discreta, N. tetrasperma, N. crassa, and N. sitophila and the frequency of each species varied from site to site. It has been shown that after exposure to light Neurospora accumulates the orange carotenoid neurosporaxanthin, presumably for protection from UV radiation. We have found that each Neurospora species accumulates a different amount of carotenoids after exposure to light, but