[Community structure of phyllosphere fungi associated with dominant tree species in a broad-leaved Korean pine forest of Changbai Mountain, Northeast China].

Forest is the main component of terrestrial ecosystems that harbors about 40% of the existing species on the earth. As a vital component of biodiversity, phyllosphere microbes in the canopy play a critical and unique role in maintaining plant health, improving host resistance, and influencing global biogeochemical cycle. However, the studies on the community structure of phyllosphere fungi in natural forests are scarce as compared to that on rhizosphere microbes. Consequently, we know litter about how phyllosphere fungi associates with leaf traits. In this study, we analyzed fungal community composition of canopy leaves of six dominant tree species (i.e., Pinus koraiensis, Tilia amurensis, Quercus mongolica, Acer mono, Fraxinus mandshurica, and Ulmus japonica), in a broad-leaved Korean pine forest of Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve in Jilin Province, using high-throughput sequencing. We compared the differences of phyllosphere fungal community structure and functional groups of different dominant tree species. Moreover, 14 key leaf functional traits of their host trees were measured to investigate the relationships between fungal community composition and leaf functional traits. We found that the dominant phyla and class of phyllosphere fungi were Ascomycota and Basidiomycota, and Dothideomycetes and Taphrinomycetes, respectively. Results of LEfSe analysis indicated that all the tree species except Ulmus japonica had significant biomarkers, such as the Eurotiomycetes of Pinus koraiensis and the Ascomycetes of Quercus mongolica. The main functional groups of phyllosphere fungi were pathotroph. The results of redundancy and envfit analysis showed that functional traits related to plant nutrient acquisition as well as resistance to diseases and pests were the main factors influencing the community structure of phyllosphere fungi.森林作为陆地生态系统的主体,其林冠承载了地球上大约40%的现存物种,叶际微生物作为冠层生物多样性的重要组成部分, 在维持植物健康、提高宿主抵御能力和参与全球生物地球化学循环等生态功能中发挥着重要作用,然而相对于根际微生物,目前关于冠层叶际微生物群落组成的研究还比较缺乏。本研究以吉林省长白山自然保护区内阔叶红松林为主要研究对象,使用高通量测序技术分析6种优势树种(红松、紫椴、蒙古栎、色木槭、水曲柳、春榆)的叶际真菌群落特征,并测定宿主的14种叶片功能性状,对比研究了不同优势树种叶际真菌群落组成与功能群异同,探讨真菌群落组成与叶片功能性状的关联性。结果表明:叶际真菌的优势门和纲分别为子囊菌门、担子菌门,座囊菌纲和外囊菌纲;不同树种林冠叶际真菌组成存在明显差异。LEfSe分析表明,除春榆和色木槭外,其余树种都有显著的差异指示种,如红松的圆孢多臂菌属和蒙古栎的柱隔孢属;对比FUNGuild数据库发现,叶际真菌主要功能群为病理寄生型;冗余分析和envfit分析结果表明,与植物养分获取和抵御病虫害相关的性状是影响林冠叶际真菌群落结构的主要因子。.