title: [Response of ectomycorrhizal fungi to aluminum stress and low potassium soil].
abstract: Soil acidification, aluminum (Al3+) toxicity and nutrient deficiency could be some of the most important reasons for the decline and death of forests in tropical and subtropical areas. Ectomycorrhizal fungi for Al3+ resistance and nutrient mobilization are beneficial for preventing forests against Al3+ toxicity and increasing forest productivity. Therefore, Suillus luteus (SI 13), Pisolithus tinctorius (Pt 715) and Suillus subluteus (Ss 00) were grown in liquid culture medium with soil as the sole K source under Al3+ stress to study the fungal growth, organic acid and proton efflux, and potassium (K) unitization. The result indicated that the fungal growth, organic acid and proton efflux, and nutrient uptake, including nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K), were regulated by Al3+ concentration in culture solutions. They increased with increasing Al3+ at low concentration and after reaching a peak, they started to decrease. Fungal strain with high resistance to Al3+ also showed higher Al3+ concentration at the peak than those with low ability. Al3+ concentration at the peak of fungal biomass and N uptake by Pt 715 was four folds or twice of Ss 00 and SI 13, respectively. The uptake of P and K and efflux of organic acids and protons by Pt 715 were also higher than Ss 00 and Sl 13. All three fungal strains could utilize structural K in soil minerals and the utilization rate reached 2.10% for Pt 715, 1.43% for Ss 00 and 1.17% for Sl 13, respectively, which could be related to the types and amount of organic acids and protons.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jian-Guo
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Yang-Bo
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lin-Wei
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D000363:Agaricales / Q000187:drug effects; D000535:Aluminum / Q000737:chemistry*; D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000187:drug effects; D018533:Biomass; D038821:Mycorrhizae / Q000187:drug effects*; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000737:chemistry; D011188:Potassium / Q000737:chemistry*; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry*; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D012987:Soil; D010758:Phosphorus; D000535:Aluminum; D009584:Nitrogen; D011188:Potassium