Changes in Extracellular Amino Acids, pH and Growth when Fungi Interact at the Near-contact Level: Heterobasidion parviporum vs. Gloeophyllum sepiarium

• Heterobasidion parviporum and Gloeophyllum sepiarium are fungal species representing two different ecological niches. H. parviporum is a parasitic white-rot fungus and early colonizer of felled wood, while the brown-rot fungus G. sepiarium is an early-middle colonizer in the natural fungi succession order. In this study, we quantitatively examined the utilization of amino acids in the μM range, pH and final dry weight from common liquid glucose-malt extract medium when the two fungi were interacting at the near-contact level. An increase in glutamine concentration was observed, and lysine was utilized in a greater extent when fungi were interacting compared to when they grew on their own. Our results also show fungal interaction is a process with high variability both in pH, growth and amino acid utilization, depending on the type of interaction. A connection between the growth, according to dry weight, and pH is suggested in the interaction between H. parviporum and G. sepiarium.

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