SPECIES DIVERSITY AND ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY OF MICROFUNGI ISOLATED FROM DRIFTWOOD AT THE NOVAYA ZEMLYA ARCHIPELAGO

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Driftwood samples collected during the summer of 2021–2022 from the coastal areas of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago were analyzed to study the diversity of microfungi on coniferous wood. The research identified 26 microfungal species, primarily from the Ascomycota division. Among these, 10 species were isolated from the northern islands, while 22 species came from the southern islands. Fungi from the Mucoromycota and Basidiomycota divisions were found in exceedingly low numbers. Enzyme activity analysis revealed ligninolytic (oxidative) activity in 34% of the strains examined, amylolytic activity in 57%, and cellulolytic activity in an impressive 92%. A group of psychrotrophic species exhibiting strong ligninolytic activity, alongside significant cellulolytic and amylolytic activity, was identified as being particularly adept at breaking down wood substrates in harsh Arctic conditions. Notably, enzymatic activity in many cases was observed to vary depending on the strain.

About the authors

I. G. Pankova

Botanical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: inna2008@nextmail.ru
197022 St. Petersburg, Russia

I. Yu. Kirtsideli

Botanical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: microfungi@mail.ru
197022 St. Petersburg, Russia

V. A. Iliushin

Botanical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: ilva94@yandex.ru
197022 St. Petersburg, Russia

M. V. Gavrilo

Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute

Email: m_gavrilo@mail.ru
199397 St. Petersburg, Russia

A. E. Goncharov

Institute of Experimental Medicine

Email: phage1@yandex.ru
197136 St. Petersburg, Russia

D. Yu. Vlasov

Botanical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences; Saint Petersburg State University

Email: dmitry.vlasov@mail.ru
197022 St. Petersburg, Russia; 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia

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