@article{2-s2.0-85184448307,

title = {Functional diversity of microbial communities in herbaceous vegetation patches in coal mine heaps},

author = { M. Malicka and W.M. Bierza and M. Szalbot and A. Kompała-Bąba and A. Błońska and F. Magurno and Z. Piotrowska-Seget and G. Woźniak},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85184448307&doi=10.1002%2fldr.5055&partnerID=40&md5=514fdcf0817d751b97b60e09a6312d13},

doi = {10.1002/ldr.5055},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-01-01},

journal = {Land Degradation and Development},

volume = {35},

number = {6},

pages = {2214-2225},

publisher = {John Wiley and Sons Ltd},

abstract = {Coal mine heaps represent unique novel environments, suitable for studying plant succession and its influence on the activity of microbes inhabiting the rhizosphere. Our aim was to verify if the functional diversity and catabolic activity of soil microorganisms would increase along with the plant succession from non-vegetated and forbs-dominated to grass-dominated communities. The study was conducted on coal mine heaps located in Upper Silesia (Southern Poland), focusing on non-vegetated patches, patches dominated by forbs–Tussilago farfara and Daucus carota (in the early stages of succession), and by grasses–Poa compressa and Calamagrostis epigejos (in later stages of primary succession). The catabolic activity and functional diversity of soil microbial communities were analyzed based on community-level physiological profiles using BIOLOG EcoPlatesTM and the activity of dehydrogenase, alkaline phosphatase, acid phosphatase, and urease. Our results showed that spontaneous vegetation on coal mine heaps strongly affects the physicochemistry of the substrate and the functional diversity of soil microbial communities. Grasses' rhizosphere was hosting more active and functional diversified microbial communities, while non-vegetated and T. farfara-vegetated patches were accompanied by a reduced development of soil microbiota. Furthermore, grasses were mainly associated with a substantial delivery of plant litter to the substrate, providing a source of carbon for microorganisms. © 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.},

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@article{2-s2.0-85185904667,

title = {Three new species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota) and Acaulospora gedanensis revised},

author = { P. Niezgoda and J. Błaszkowski and T. Błaszkowski and A. Stanisławczyk and S. Zubek and P. Milczarski and R. Malinowski and E. Meller and M. Malicka and B.T. Goto and S. Uszok and L. Casieri and F. Magurno},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85185904667&doi=10.3389%2ffmicb.2024.1320014&partnerID=40&md5=6f56626479d009c6aa5dd4d924600fed},

doi = {10.3389/fmicb.2024.1320014},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-01-01},

journal = {Frontiers in Microbiology},

volume = {15},

publisher = {Frontiers Media SA},

abstract = {Studies of the morphology and the 45S nuc rDNA phylogeny of three potentially undescribed arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (phylum Glomeromycota) grown in cultures showed that one of these fungi is a new species of the genus Diversispora in the family Diversisporaceae; the other two fungi are new Scutellospora species in Scutellosporaceae. Diversispora vistulana sp. nov. came from maritime sand dunes of the Vistula Spit in northern Poland, and S. graeca sp. nov. and S. intraundulata sp. nov. originally inhabited the Mediterranean dunes of the Peloponnese Peninsula, Greece. In addition, the morphological description of spores of Acaulospora gedanensis, originally described in 1988, was emended based on newly found specimens, and the so far unknown phylogeny of this species was determined. The phylogenetic analyses of 45S sequences placed this species among Acaulospora species with atypical phenotypic and histochemical features of components of the two inner germinal walls. Copyright © 2024 Niezgoda, Błaszkowski, Błaszkowski, Stanisławczyk, Zubek, Milczarski, Malinowski, Meller, Malicka, Goto, Uszok, Casieri and Magurno.},

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@article{2-s2.0-85156176496,

title = {A new genus, Complexispora, with two new species, C. multistratosa and C. mediterranea, and Epigeocarpum japonicum sp. nov.},

author = { J. Błaszkowski and M. Yamato and P. Niezgoda and S. Zubek and P. Milczarski and R. Malinowski and E. Meller and M. Malicka and B.T. Goto and S. Uszok and L. Casieri and F. Magurno},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85156176496&doi=10.1007%2fs11557-023-01882-9&partnerID=40&md5=823608284d17ed1946606d8edcc6d5a1},

doi = {10.1007/s11557-023-01882-9},

issn = {1617416X},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-01-01},

journal = {Mycological Progress},

volume = {22},

number = {5},

publisher = {Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH},

abstract = {Morphological analyses of three glomoid spore-producing fungi suggested that two of them were undescribed species of Glomeraceae (phylum Glomeromycota), and the third differed slightly from Dominikia glomerocarpica and Epigeocarpum crypticum, recently described in Glomeraceae. The first two fungi originated from the Mediterranean Sea sand dunes of the Peloponnese, Greece, and the third was originally found in a tree plantation in Yokohama City, Japan. Phylogenetic analyses of sequences of the 45S nuc rDNA region and the RPB1 gene showed that (i) the three fungi belonged to Glomeraceae; (ii) the first two represented a new genus, here described as Complexispora gen. nov. with C. multistratosa sp. nov. and C. mediterranea sp. nov. and (iii) the third enlarged the monospecific genus Epigeocarpum, as E. japonicum sp. nov. © 2023, The Author(s).},

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@article{2-s2.0-85156137329,

title = {The Effect of Plant Diversity and Soil Properties on Soil Microbial Biomass and Activity in a Novel Ecosystem},

author = { W.M. Bierza and G. Woźniak and A. Kompała-Bąba and F. Magurno and M. Malicka and D. Chmura and A. Błońska and A.M. Jagodziński and Z. Piotrowska-Seget},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85156137329&doi=10.3390%2fsu15064880&partnerID=40&md5=a9e44f6c8cd6ece6521cdc2e09110f47},

doi = {10.3390/su15064880},

issn = {20711050},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-01-01},

journal = {Sustainability (Switzerland)},

volume = {15},

number = {6},

publisher = {MDPI},

abstract = {Plant–microbial relations have not yet been fully disclosed in natural or seminatural ecosys-tems, nor in novel ecosystems developing spontaneously on post-coal mine heaps. The aim of this study was to determine which factor, biotic (plant taxonomic diversity vs. plant functional diversity) or abiotic (physicochemical substrate parameters), affects the biomass of soil microbial communities the most, as well as soil in situ respiration in novel ecosystems. The study was carried out on unreclaimed plots selected according to four different combinations of taxonomic and functional plant diversity. Additionally, plots on a reclaimed heap served as a comparison between the two management types. The biomass of several soil microbial groups was analysed using phospholipid fatty acids profiles. We detected that soil microbial biomass was more impacted by abiotic parameters (explaining 23% of variance) than plant diversity (explaining 12% of variance). Particularly, we observed that substrate pH was the most important factor shaping microbial community biomass, as shown in the RDA analysis. The highest microbial biomass was found in plots with low taxonomic and functional diversity. This finding can be explained by the fact that these plots represented a more advanced phase of vegetation development in the early stages of plant succession. © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.},

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@article{2-s2.0-85152414271,

title = {Native Bacteria Isolated from Phosphate Deposits Reveal Efficient Metal Biosorption and Adhesion to Ore Particles},

author = { H. Rabia and M. Ould Hamou and K. Kasperkiewicz and T. Krzykawski and M. Malicka and I.W. Potocka and I. Bodnaruk and A. Merchichi and M. Skowronek and M. Augustyniak},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85152414271&doi=10.3390%2fmin13030388&partnerID=40&md5=1bfaf6d1a995b0e8847e053403d2f345},

doi = {10.3390/min13030388},

issn = {2075163X},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-01-01},

journal = {Minerals},

volume = {13},

number = {3},

publisher = {MDPI},

abstract = {Mining and processing phosphate ore are among the essential branches of the economy in some developing countries, including Algeria. Conventional ore beneficiation methods can harm the environment by consuming tremendous amounts of water resources (during washing and flotation), potentially hazardous chemicals, and thermal energy. Mine water contains toxic metals that, when released, interfere with environmental functioning. Therefore, in line with environmental needs, conventional methods should be gradually replaced with safe biotechnological processes. This study aimed to investigate the biosorption and adhesion abilities of native microorganisms isolated from Djebel Onk ore (Algeria). The examined bacterial strains differed in their metal accumulation efficiency. The incubation of phosphate ore with the native strain Bacillus HK4 significantly increased the recovery of Mg and Cd (at pH 7; 8147.00 and 100.89 µg/g−1; respectively). The HK4 strain also revealed better adhesion to the ore particles than the reference strain of Bacillus subtilis. Thus, biosorption could be more effective when using the native HK4 strain, which can remove Cd and/or Mg over a pH 4–10 range. Moreover, concerning the unique adhesion capacity of HK4, the strain can be considered in the design of bioflotation methods, as well as in the development of an eco-friendly method of ore and post-flotation waste beneficiation. © 2023 by the authors.},

note = {3},

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@article{2-s2.0-85146014144,

title = {How Important Are the Relations between Vegetation Diversity and Bacterial Functional Diversity for the Functioning of Novel Ecosystems?},

author = { G. Woźniak and M. Malicka and J. Kasztowski and Ł. Radosz and J. Czarnecka and J. Vangronsveld and D. Prostański},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85146014144&doi=10.3390%2fsu15010678&partnerID=40&md5=e1a6a09b2d182e11cf69dc5dcbec02c1},

doi = {10.3390/su15010678},

issn = {20711050},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-01-01},

journal = {Sustainability (Switzerland)},

volume = {15},

number = {1},

publisher = {MDPI},

abstract = {Understanding ecosystem development of post-mining areas requires observing the development of the plant and microbial communities. It is widely known that mutual interaction is important for both of these groups, and both benefit significantly. The aim of this study was to broaden the knowledge about the relation between the vegetation and functional diversity of bacterial communities in novel ecosystems of post-mining areas and to discuss the potential applicability of methods of studies of bacterial functional diversity in these ecosystems with special attention paid to the BIOLOG method. The functional diversity of microbial communities of five types of microhabitats of post-coal mining heap (Upper Silesia; Poland) was studied using the BIOLOG method. Four of them were covered by spontaneously developed vegetation (two dominated by grasses Calamagrostis epigejos and Poa compressa and two others by dicotyledonous species Daucus carota and Tussilago farfara). The results obtained for vegetated microhabitats were compared with the diversity of microbial communities from non-vegetated types of microhabitat. Our study confirmed that microbial functional diversity measured by the summed area under the curve for all substrates, the richness index, the Shannon-Wiener index and the evenness index mirrors aboveground vegetation diversity. All of these measures differ, especially between non-vegetated patches and grassland patches dominated by C. epigejos and P. compressa. © 2022 by the authors.},

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@article{2-s2.0-85143272156,

title = {A new order, Entrophosporales, and three new Entrophospora species in Glomeromycota},

author = { J. Błaszkowski and M. Sánchez-García and P. Niezgoda and S. Zubek and F. Fernández and A. Vila and M.N. Al-Yahya’ei and S. Symanczik and P. Milczarski and R. Malinowski and M.N. Cabello and B.T. Goto and L. Casieri and M. Malicka and W.M. Bierza and F. Magurno},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85143272156&doi=10.3389%2ffmicb.2022.962856&partnerID=40&md5=0c9295f2315fb10c426c1bb0b965cd29},

doi = {10.3389/fmicb.2022.962856},

issn = {1664302X},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-01-01},

journal = {Frontiers in Microbiology},

volume = {13},

publisher = {Frontiers Media S.A.},

abstract = {As a result of phylogenomic, phylogenetic, and morphological analyses of members of the genus Claroideoglomus, four potential new glomoid spore-producing species and Entrophospora infrequens, a new order, Entrophosporales, with one family, Entrophosporaceae (=Claroideoglomeraceae), was erected in the phylum Glomeromycota. The phylogenomic analyses recovered the Entrophosporales as sister to a clade formed by Diversisporales and Glomeraceae. The strongly conserved entrophosporoid morph of E. infrequens, provided with a newly designated epitype, was shown to represent a group of cryptic species with the potential to produce different glomoid morphs. Of the four potential new species, three enriched the Entrophosporales as new Entrophospora species, E. argentinensis, E. glacialis, and E. furrazolae, which originated from Argentina, Sweden, Oman, and Poland. The fourth fungus appeared to be a glomoid morph of the E. infrequens epitype. The physical association of the E. infrequens entrophosporoid and glomoid morphs was reported and illustrated here for the first time. The phylogenetic analyses, using nuc rDNA and rpb1 concatenated sequences, confirmed the previous conclusion that the genus Albahypha in the family Entrophosporaceae sensu Oehl et al. is an unsupported taxon. Finally, the descriptions of the Glomerales, Entrophosporaceae, and Entrophospora were emended and new nomenclatural combinations were introduced. Copyright © 2022 Błaszkowski, Sánchez-García, Niezgoda, Zubek, Fernández, Vila, Al-Yahya’ei, Symanczik, Milczarski, Malinowski, Cabello, Goto, Casieri, Malicka, Bierza and Magurno.},

note = {8},

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@article{2-s2.0-85141000751,

title = {Phenol and Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons Are Stronger Drivers Than Host Plant Species in Shaping the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Component of the Mycorrhizosphere},

author = { M. Malicka and F. Magurno and Z. Piotrowska-Seget},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85141000751&doi=10.3390%2fijms232012585&partnerID=40&md5=19652d42bf272d5cc6138268a4af743f},

doi = {10.3390/ijms232012585},

issn = {16616596},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-01-01},

journal = {International Journal of Molecular Sciences},

volume = {23},

number = {20},

publisher = {MDPI},

abstract = {Changes in soil microbial communities in response to hydrocarbon pollution are critical indicators of disturbed ecosystem conditions. A core component of these communities that is functionally adjusted to the life-history traits of the host and environmental factors consists of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). AMF communities associated with Poa trivialis and Phragmites australis growing at a phenol and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-contaminated site and at an uncontaminated site were compared based on LSU rDNA sequencing. Dissimilarities in species composition and community structures indicated soil pollution as the main factor negatively affecting the AMF diversity. The AMF communities at the contaminated site were dominated by fungal generalists (Rhizophagus; Funneliformis; Claroideoglomus; Paraglomus) with wide ecological tolerance. At the control site, the AMF communities were characterized by higher taxonomic and functional diversity than those exposed to the contamination. The host plant identity was the main driver distinguishing the two AMF metacommunities. The AMF communities at the uncontaminated site were represented by Polonospora, Paraglomus, Oehlia, Nanoglomus, Rhizoglomus, Dominikia, and Microdominikia. Polonosporaceae and Paraglomeraceae were particularly dominant in the Ph. australis mycorrhizosphere. The high abundance of early diverging AMF could be due to the use of primers able to detect lineages such as Paraglomeracae that have not been recognized by previously used 18S rDNA primers. © 2022 by the authors.},

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@article{2-s2.0-85129509887,

title = {Plant association with dark septate endophytes: When the going gets tough (and stressful), the tough fungi get going},

author = { M. Malicka and F. Magurno and Z. Piotrowska-Seget},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85129509887&doi=10.1016%2fj.chemosphere.2022.134830&partnerID=40&md5=1f24aebe0a8254837975f7fc3f2c2432},

doi = {10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134830},

issn = {00456535},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-01-01},

journal = {Chemosphere},

volume = {302},

publisher = {Elsevier Ltd},

abstract = {Dark septate endophytes (DSEs) comprise a diverse and ubiquitous group of fungal generalists with broad habitat niches that robustly colonize the roots of plants in stressful environments. DSEs possess adaptation strategies that determine their high tolerance to heavy metal (HM) contamination, drought, and salinity. Most DSEs developed efficient melanin-dependent and melanin-independent mechanisms of HM detoxification and osmoprotection, including intracellular immobilization and extracellular efflux of HMs and excess ions, and the scavenging of reactive oxygen species. DSEs form mutualistic relationship with plants according to the hypothesis of “habitat-adapted associations”, supporting the survival of their hosts under stressful conditions. As saprophytes, DSEs mineralize a complex soil substrate improving plants’ nutrition and physiological parameters. They can protect the host plant from HMs by limiting HM accumulation in plant tissues and causing their sequestration in root cell walls as insoluble compounds, preventing further HM translocation to shoots. The presence of DSE in drought-affected plants can substantially ameliorate the physiology and architecture of root systems, improving their hydraulic properties. Plant growth-promoting features, supported by the versatility and easy culturing of DSEs, determine their high potential to enhance phytoremediation and revegetation projects for HM-contaminated, saline, and desertic lands reclamation. © 2022 The Authors},

note = {9},

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@article{2-s2.0-85132818018,

title = {Outer Membrane Vesicles as Mediators of Plant–Bacterial Interactions},

author = { M. Rudnicka and M. Noszczyńska and M. Malicka and K. Kasperkiewicz and M. Pawlik and Z. Piotrowska-Seget},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85132818018&doi=10.3389%2ffmicb.2022.902181&partnerID=40&md5=46f103a6c4d53db69a0da7d9312fbd41},

doi = {10.3389/fmicb.2022.902181},

issn = {1664302X},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-01-01},

journal = {Frontiers in Microbiology},

volume = {13},

publisher = {Frontiers Media S.A.},

abstract = {Plants have co-evolved with diverse microorganisms that have developed different mechanisms of direct and indirect interactions with their host. Recently, greater attention has been paid to a direct “message” delivery pathway from bacteria to plants, mediated by the outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). OMVs produced by Gram-negative bacteria play significant roles in multiple interactions with other bacteria within the same community, the environment, and colonized hosts. The combined forces of innovative technologies and experience in the area of plant–bacterial interactions have put pressure on a detailed examination of the OMVs composition, the routes of their delivery to plant cells, and their significance in pathogenesis, protection, and plant growth promotion. This review synthesizes the available knowledge on OMVs in the context of possible mechanisms of interactions between OMVs, bacteria, and plant cells. OMVs are considered to be potential stimulators of the plant immune system, holding potential for application in plant bioprotection. Copyright © 2022 Rudnicka, Noszczyńska, Malicka, Kasperkiewicz, Pawlik and Piotrowska-Seget.},

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@article{2-s2.0-85128178690,

title = {Three new species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi of the genus Diversispora from maritime dunes of Poland},

author = { J. Błaszkowski and P. Niezgoda and S. Zubek and E. Meller and P. Milczarski and R. Malinowski and M. Malicka and S. Uszok and B.T. Goto and W.M. Bierza and L. Casieri and F. Magurno},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85128178690&doi=10.1080%2f00275514.2022.2030081&partnerID=40&md5=9edb431bdcbe4cc2584a3054c3577f26},

doi = {10.1080/00275514.2022.2030081},

issn = {00275514},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-01-01},

journal = {Mycologia},

volume = {114},

number = {2},

pages = {453-466},

publisher = {Taylor and Francis Ltd.},

abstract = {Three new species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi of the genus Diversispora (phylum Glomeromycota) were described based on their morphology and molecular phylogeny. The phylogeny was inferred from the analyses of the partial 45S rDNA sequences (18S-ITS-28S) and the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (rpb1) gene. These species were associated in the field with plants colonizing maritime sand dunes of the Baltic Sea in Poland and formed mycorrhiza in single-species cultures. © 2022 The Mycological Society of America.},

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@article{2-s2.0-85112078229,

title = {New taxa in Glomeromycota: Polonosporaceae fam. nov., Polonospora gen. nov., and P. polonica comb. nov.},

author = { J. Błaszkowski and P. Niezgoda and E. Meller and P. Milczarski and S. Zubek and M. Malicka and S. Uszok and L. Casieri and B.T. Goto and F. Magurno},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85112078229&doi=10.1007%2fs11557-021-01726-4&partnerID=40&md5=aa7b5ea19ddd9f2bcd942c847d4510e7},

doi = {10.1007/s11557-021-01726-4},

issn = {1617416X},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-01-01},

journal = {Mycological Progress},

volume = {20},

number = {8},

pages = {941-951},

publisher = {Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH},

abstract = {Phylogenetic analyses of sequences of the nuc rDNA small subunit (18S), internal transcribed spacer (ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 = ITS), and large subunit (28S) region (= 18S-ITS-28S), as well as sequences of this region concatenated with sequences of the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (RPB1) gene, proved that the species originally described as Acaulospora polonica (phylum Glomeromycota) represents a new genus and a new family of the ancient order Archaeosporales, here introduced into the Glomeromycota under the names Polonospora and Polonosporaceae, respectively. The phylogenetic analyses and BLASTn queries also indicated that the Polonosporaceae with P. polonica comb. nov. still contains several morphologically undescribed taxa at the ranks of genus and species, which have a worldwide distribution. © 2021, The Author(s).},

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@article{2-s2.0-85105830610,

title = {Differences in the effects of single and mixed species of AMF on the growth and oxidative stress defense in Lolium perenne exposed to hydrocarbons},

author = { M. Malicka and F. Magurno and K. Posta and D. Chmura and Z. Piotrowska-Seget},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85105830610&doi=10.1016%2fj.ecoenv.2021.112252&partnerID=40&md5=293ad4644e65945d552f956a9ad8f128},

doi = {10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112252},

issn = {01476513},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-01-01},

journal = {Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety},

volume = {217},

publisher = {Academic Press},

abstract = {Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are ubiquitous mutualistic plant symbionts that promote plant growth and protect them from abiotic stresses. Studies on AMF-assisted phytoremediation have shown that AMF can increase plant tolerance to the presence of hydrocarbon contaminants by improving plant nutrition status and mitigating oxidative stress. This work aimed to evaluate the impact of single and mixed-species AMF inocula (Funneliformis caledonium; Diversispora varaderana; Claroideoglomus walkeri), obtained from a contaminated environment, on the growth, oxidative stress (DNA oxidation and lipid peroxidation), and activity of antioxidative enzymes (superoxide dismutase; catalase; peroxidase) in Lolium perenne growing on a substrate contaminated with 0/0–30/120 mg phenol/polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) kg−1. The assessment of AMF tolerance to the presence of contaminants was based on mycorrhizal root colonization, spore production, the level of oxidative stress, and antioxidative activity in AMF spores. In contrast to the mixed-species AMF inoculum, single AMF species significantly enhanced the growth of host plants cultured on the contaminated substrate. The effect of inoculation on the level of oxidative stress and the activity of antioxidative enzymes in plant tissues differed between the AMF species. Changes in the level of oxidative stress and the activity of antioxidative enzymes in AMF spores in response to contamination also depended on AMF species. Although the concentration of phenol and PAHs had a negative effect on the production of AMF spores, low (5/20 mg phenol/PAHs kg−1) and medium (15/60 mg phenol/PAHs kg−1) substrate contamination stimulated the mycorrhizal colonization of roots. Among the studied AMF species, F. caledonium was the most tolerant to phenol and PAHs and showed the highest potential in plant growth promotion. The results presented in this study might contribute to the development of functionally customized AMF-assisted phytoremediation strategies with indigenous AMF, more effective than commercial AMF inocula, as a result of their selection by the presence of contaminants. © 2021 The Authors},

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@article{2-s2.0-85100321789,

title = {Dominikia bonfanteae and Glomus atlanticum, two new species in the Glomeraceae (phylum Glomeromycota) with molecular phylogenies reconstructed from two unlinked loci},

author = { J. Błaszkowski and P. Niezgoda and S. Zubek and E. Meller and P. Milczarski and M. Malicka and B.T. Goto and G. Woźniak and H. Moreira and F. Magurno},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85100321789&doi=10.1007%2fs11557-020-01659-4&partnerID=40&md5=f839360a98349d2d8529339e52e25896},

doi = {10.1007/s11557-020-01659-4},

issn = {1617416X},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-01-01},

journal = {Mycological Progress},

volume = {20},

number = {2},

pages = {131-148},

publisher = {Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH},

abstract = {Examination of morphological characters of two arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF; phylum Glomeromycota), which produced clusters with glomoid spores in single-species cultures, suggested that they were undescribed species, one belonging to the genera Dominikia, Microdominikia or Kamienskia, and one to the genus Glomus. Phylogenetic analyses of the nuc rDNA small subunit (18S), internal transcribed spacer (ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 = ITS) and large subunit (28S) (= 18S-ITS-28S) region, of the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (RPB1) gene, as well as of concatenated sequences of these two loci (18S-ITS-28S + RPB1) confirmed our hypotheses and proved that both fungi were new species, here described as Dominikia bonfanteae sp. nov. and Glomus atlanticum sp. nov., respectively. In nature, D. bonfanteae was found in a plant community on the shore of Kokotek pond II (Lubliniec in the Silesian Upland; Poland). Glomus atlanticum originated from the Dunes of Aguda Park (Northern Portugal). The phylogenetic position of these new species and their close family relatives within the Glomeraceae were compared and discussed depending on the sequence alignment analysed. This paper for the first time shows the phylogeny of AMF reconstructed from analyses of two concatenated unlinked loci: 18S-ITS-28S plus RPB1. The partial RPB1 gene of D. bonfanteae was amplified using newly designed primers. © 2021, German Mycological Society and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.},

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@article{2-s2.0-85079037401,

title = {Arbuscular mycorrhizal and microbial profiles of an aged phenol–polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon-contaminated soil},

author = { M. Malicka and F. Magurno and Z. Piotrowska-Seget and D. Chmura},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85079037401&doi=10.1016%2fj.ecoenv.2020.110299&partnerID=40&md5=2ccb36e5091ba5ffbfd34a3b3060fa2f},

doi = {10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110299},

issn = {01476513},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-01-01},

journal = {Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety},

volume = {192},

publisher = {Academic Press},

abstract = {Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are ubiquitous, obligatory plant symbionts that have a beneficial influence on plants in contaminated environments. This study focused on evaluating the biomass and biodiversity of the AMF and microbial communities associated with Poa trivialis and Phragmites australis plants sampled at an aged site contaminated with phenol and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and an uncontaminated control site. We analyzed the soil phospholipid fatty acid profile to describe the general structure of microbial communities. PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis with primers targeting the 18S ribosomal RNA gene was used to characterize the biodiversity of the AMF communities and identify dominant AMF species associated with the host plants in the polluted and control environments. The root mycorrhizal colonization and AMF biomass in the soil were negatively affected by the presence of PAHs and phenol, with no significant differences between the studied plant species, whereas the biodiversity of the AMF communities were influenced by the soil contamination and plant species. Soil contamination was more detrimental to the biodiversity of AMF communities associated with Ph. australis, compared to P. trivialis. Both species favored the development of different AMF species, which might be related to the specific features of their different root systems and soil microbial communities. The contaminated site was dominated by AMF generalists like Funneliformis and Rhizophagus, whereas in the control site Dominikia, Archaeospora, Claroideoglomus, Glomus, and Diversispora were also detected. © 2020 Elsevier Inc.},

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@article{2-s2.0-85073973759,

title = {Rhizoglomus dalpeae, R. maiae, and R. silesianum, new species},

author = { J. Błaszkowski and P. Niezgoda and M. Piątek and F. Magurno and M. Malicka and S. Zubek and P. Mleczko and N.S. Yorou and K. Jobim and X.M. Vista and J.L.R. Lima and B.T. Goto},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85073973759&doi=10.1080%2f00275514.2019.1654637&partnerID=40&md5=feb7a1990325702acff18aec4de5f735},

doi = {10.1080/00275514.2019.1654637},

issn = {00275514},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Mycologia},

volume = {111},

number = {6},

pages = {965-980},

publisher = {Taylor and Francis Inc.},

abstract = {We examined three arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF; phylum Glomeromycota) producing glomoid spores. The mode of formation and morphology of these spores suggested that they represent undescribed species in the genus Rhizoglomus of the family Glomeraceae. Subsequent morphological studies of the spores and molecular phylogenetic analyses of sequences of the nuc rDNA small subunit (18S), internal transcribed spacer (ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 = ITS), and large subunit (28S) region (= 18S-ITS-28S) confirmed the suggestion and indicated that the fungi strongly differ from all previously described Rhizoglomus species with known DNA barcodes. Consequently, the fungi were described here as new species: R. dalpeae, R. maiae, and R. silesianum. Two of these species lived hypogeously in the field in habitats subjected to strong environmental stresses. Rhizoglomus dalpeae originated from an inselberg located within Guineo-Sudanian transition savanna zone in Benin, West Africa, where the temperature of the inselberg rock during a 5-mo drought ranges from 40 to 60 C. Rhizoglomus silesianum originated from a coal mine spoil heap in Poland, whose substrate is extremely poor in nutrients, has unfavorable texture, and may heat up to 50 C. By contrast, R. maiae was found in more favorable habitat conditions. It produced an epigeous cluster of spores among shrubs growing in a tropical humid reserve in Brazil. Moreover, the compatibility of phylogenies of species of the family Glomeraceae reconstructed from analyses of sequences of 18S-ITS-28S and the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (RPB1) gene was discussed. © 2019, © 2019 The Mycological Society of America.},

note = {8},

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@article{2-s2.0-85062723495,

title = {Glomalin gene as molecular marker for functional diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soil},

author = { F. Magurno and M. Malicka and K. Posta and G. Woźniak and E. Lumini and Z. Piotrowska-Seget},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85062723495&doi=10.1007%2fs00374-019-01354-x&partnerID=40&md5=3e6b1c250d6b2f433e83e0599d5eda31},

doi = {10.1007/s00374-019-01354-x},

issn = {01782762},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Biology and Fertility of Soils},

publisher = {Springer Verlag},

abstract = {Among the ecological services provided by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), the process of soil aggregation is hypothesized to be partially mediated by glomalin, an alkaline-soluble glycoprotein released by AM fungi into soil during hyphal turnover and after the death of the fungus in the soil. The protein is characterized by abundant production and hydrophobic properties. Although glomalin has been identified in Rhizophagus irregularis DAOM 197198 as a putative homolog of heat shock protein 60, the use of expressed fungal genes encoding glomalin as a marker for functional AMF diversity was never exploited. The present work describes the first attempt to identify the glomalin gene in several AMF species, verify its reliability as gene marker for the identification and discrimination of AMF, and test the possibility to detect its expression in soil. We designed a specific PCR primers set able to amplify many known lineages of AMF glomalin gene. We demonstrated its applicability to create a new reference glomalin sequence dataset for comparative sequence analysis. The designed primer set was successfully used to amplify glomalin transcript from soil cDNA template. © 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.},

note = {14},

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@article{2-s2.0-84979735879,

title = {Prospects for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to assist in phytoremediation of soil hydrocarbon contaminants},

author = { M. Malicka and Z. Piotrowska-Seget},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84979735879&doi=10.1016%2fj.chemosphere.2016.07.071&partnerID=40&md5=df03e2ac4950cc5102c9911225e68928},

doi = {10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.07.071},

issn = {00456535},

year  = {2016},

date = {2016-01-01},

journal = {Chemosphere},

volume = {162},

pages = {105-116},

publisher = {Elsevier Ltd},

abstract = {Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) form mutualistic associations with the roots of 80–90% of vascular plant species and may constitute up to 50% of the total soil microbial biomass. AMF have been considered to be a tool to enhance phytoremediation, as their mycelium create a widespread underground network that acts as a bridge between plant roots, soil and rhizosphere microorganisms. Abundant extramatrical hyphae extend the rhizosphere thus creating the hyphosphere, which significantly increases the area of a plant's access to nutrients and contaminants. The paper presents and evaluates the role and significance of AMF in phytoremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated sites. We focused on (1) an impact of hydrocarbons on arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, (2) a potential of AMF to enhance phytoremediation, (3) determinants that influence effectiveness of hydrocarbon removal from contaminated soils. This knowledge may be useful for selection of proper plant and fungal symbionts and crucial to optimize environmental conditions for effective AMF-mediated phytoremediation. It has been concluded that three-component phytoremediation systems based on synergistic interactions between plant roots, AMF and hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms demonstrated high effectiveness in dissipation of organic pollutants in soil. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd},

note = {58},

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@article{2-s2.0-84987876550,

title = {Yersinia enterocolitica-specific infection by bacteriophages TG1 and φR1-RT is dependent on temperature-regulated expression of the phage host receptor OmpF},

author = { C.G. Leon-Velarde and L. Happonen and M. Pajunen and K. Leskinen and A.M. Kropinski and L. Mattinen and M. Malicka and J. Żur and D. Smith and S. Chen and A. Nawaz and R.P. Johnson and J.A. Odumeru and M.W. Griffiths and M. Skurnik},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84987876550&doi=10.1128%2fAEM.01594-16&partnerID=40&md5=a4c7a06fc13b13f10d43296355b28c4d},

doi = {10.1128/AEM.01594-16},

issn = {00992240},

year  = {2016},

date = {2016-01-01},

journal = {Applied and Environmental Microbiology},

volume = {82},

number = {17},

pages = {5340-5353},

publisher = {American Society for Microbiology},

abstract = {Bacteriophages present huge potential both as a resource for developing novel tools for bacterial diagnostics and for use in phage therapy. This potential is also valid for bacteriophages specific for Yersinia enterocolitica. To increase our knowledge of Y. enterocolitica- specific phages, we characterized two novel yersiniophages. The genomes of the bacteriophages vB_YenM_TG1 (TG1) and vB_YenM_φR1-RT (φR1-RT), isolated from pig manure in Canada and from sewage in Finland, consist of linear double-stranded DNA of 162,101 and 168,809 bp, respectively. Their genomes comprise 262 putative coding sequences and 4 tRNA genes and share 91% overall nucleotide identity. Based on phylogenetic analyses of their whole-genome sequences and large terminase subunit protein sequences, a genus named Tg1virus within the family Myoviridae is proposed, with TG1 and φR1-RT (R1RT in the ICTV database) as member species. These bacteriophages exhibit a host range restricted to Y. enterocolitica and display lytic activity against the epidemiologically significant serotypes O:3, O:5,27, and O:9 at and below 25°C. Adsorption analyses of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and OmpF mutants demonstrate that these phages use both the LPS inner core heptosyl residues and the outer membrane protein OmpF as phage receptors. Based on RNA sequencing and quantitative proteomics, we also demonstrate that temperature-dependent infection is due to strong repression of OmpF at 37°C. In addition, φR1-RT was shown to be able to enter into a pseudolysogenic state. Together, this work provides further insight into phage-host cell interactions by highlighting the importance of understanding underlying factors which may affect the abundance of phage host receptors on the cell surface. © 2016, American Society for Microbiology.},

note = {29},

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