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Author Vergne, Antoine ; Darbot, Vincent ; Bardot, Corinne ; Enault, François ; Le Jeune, Anne-Hélène ; Carrias, Jean-François ; Corbara, Bruno ; Céréghino, Régis ; Leroy, Celine ; Jeanthon, Christian ; Giraud, Eric ; Mary, Isabelle ; Lehours, Anne-Catherine
Title Assemblages of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria in tank bromeliads exhibit a host-specific signatureit Type Journal Article
Year 2021 Publication Journal of Ecology Abbreviated Journal
Volume (down) 109 Issue 7 Pages 2550-2565
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Abstract Anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria (APB) are a very significant metabolic functional group in the phytotelmata of tank-forming Bromeliaceae plants. Considering the close relationships existing between the bromeliad and its tank microbiota, the dominance of APB raises the question of their role in the ecology and evolution of these plants. Here, using pufM gene sequencing for taxonomic profiling, we investigated the structure of APB communities in the tanks of five bromeliad species exhibiting different habitat characteristics (i.e. physicochemical factors associated with the host), and occurring in different localities of French Guiana.
We found that APB assemblages were specific to plant species and were less dependent on location or on bromeliad habitat characteristics. This convergence suggests that the identity of the bromeliad species per se is more important than habitat filtering or dispersal to control specific assembly rules for APB. The pufM OTUs were affiliated with five orders of Alpha- and Beta-proteobacteria (Rhodobacterales, Sphingomonadales, Rhizobiales, Burkholderiales and Rhodospirillales), and we assume that they may be major components of the core microbiota of plant-held waters. Our findings also revealed that up to 79% of the sequences were affiliated with APB clades possessing nitrogen-fixing genes suggesting that this metabolic capability is widespread within the APB community inhabiting tank bromeliads. We hypothesized that bromeliads may benefit nutritionally from associations with free-living APB capable to fix atmospheric nitrogen. Synthesis. Understanding the dominance of APB in tank bromeliads and determining whether a potential interplay exists between these partners is an intriguing aspect of possible mutualistic and coevolving interactions between the two existing forms of chlorophototrophy (i.e. bacteriochlorophyll-based anoxygenic and chlorophyll-based oxygenic phototrophy). In the present study, we found that bromeliad species was the main factor that explained variance in APB community composition. These findings suggest that APB and tank bromeliads may have a close, mutualistic relationship and we hypothesize according to our genomic analyses that APB may promote the bromeliad growth by provisioning essential nutrients like nitrogen.
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Author Bertani, S.; Houel, E.; Stien, D.; Chevolot, L.; Jullian, V.; Garavito, G.; Bourdy, G.; Deharo, E.
Title Simalikalactone D is responsible for the antimalarial properties of an amazonian traditional remedy made with Quassia amara L. (Simaroubaceae) Type Journal Article
Year 2006 Publication Journal of Ethnopharmacology Abbreviated Journal J. Ethnopharmacol.
Volume (down) 108 Issue 1 Pages 155-157
Keywords antimalarial; Quassia amara; quassinoids; simalikalactone D; traditional medicine
Abstract French Guiana (North-East Amazonia) records high malaria incidence rates. The traditional antimalarial remedy most widespread there is a simple tea made out from Quassia amara L. leaves (Simaroubaceae). This herbal tea displays an excellent antimalarial activity both in vitro and in vivo. A known quassinoid, simalikalactone D (SkD), was identified as the active compound, with an IC50 value of 10 nM against FeB1 Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistant strain in vitro. Lastly, it inhibits 50% of Plasmodium yoelii yoelii rodent malaria parasite at 3.7 mg/kg/day in vivo by oral route. These findings confirm the traditional use of this herbal tea. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Address Univ Toulouse 3, UMR 152, Ctr IRD, F-97323 Cayenne, French Guiana, Email: deharo@cayenne.ird.fr
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Author Maia, A.C.D.; Gibernau, M.; Carvalho, A.T.; Gonçalves, E.G.; Schlindwein, C.
Title The cowl does not make the monk: Scarab beetle pollination of the Neotropical aroid Taccarum ulei (Araceae: Spathicarpeae) Type Journal Article
Year 2013 Publication Biological Journal of the Linnean Society Abbreviated Journal
Volume (down) 108 Issue 1 Pages 22-34
Keywords Flower predation; Nocturnal pollinators; Pollination syndromes; Scarabaeidae; Thermogenesis
Abstract Taccarum ulei (Araceae, Spathicarpeae) is a seasonal geophytic aroid, native to north-eastern Brazil, that flowers during two months of the rainy season. Patterns of floral thermogenesis, pollination biology, and floral traits associated with pollination syndromes were studied and compared with those of other Araceae. Two species of cyclocephaline scarabs (Scarabaeidae, Cyclocephalini) were recognized as effective pollinators: Cyclocephala celata and Cyclocephala cearae. Larvae of an unidentified species of fruit fly (Melanolomaspp., Richardiidae, Diptera) were also frequently observed in inflorescences at various maturation stages, feeding on the connectives of male florets and fruits, and thus lowering the reproductive success of individual plants. Beetles were attracted by odoriferous inflorescences in the early evening of the first day of anthesis, during the female phase. The emission of attractive volatiles was coupled with intense thermogenic activity in the entire spadix, unlike other aroids in which only certain zones of the spadix heat up. Pollen release, which marks the beginning of the male phase on the subsequent evening, was not related to floral thermogenesis. Comparative multivariate analysis of the floral traits of T.ulei points to a beetle-pollinated aroid, although some of the observed traits of the species are not common to other taxa sharing this pollination strategy. Such incongruence might be explained by the evolutionary history of the tribe Spathicarpeae and potential pollinator shifts. © 2012 The Linnean Society of London.
Address Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Brazil
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Notes Export Date: 3 January 2013; Source: Scopus Approved no
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Author Cottet, K.; Genta-Jouve, G.; Fromentin, Y.; Odonne, G.; Duplais, C.; Laprévote, O.; Michel, S.; Lallemand, M.-C.
Title Comparative LC-MS-based metabolite profiling of the ancient tropical rainforest tree Symphonia globulifera Type Journal Article
Year 2014 Publication Phytochemistry Abbreviated Journal Phytochemistry
Volume (down) 108 Issue Pages 102-108
Keywords Kendrick mass defect; Lc-Ms; Plant organs; Symphonia globulifera; Untargeted metabolomics; Symphonia globulifera
Abstract In the last few years, several phytochemical studies have been undertaken on the tropical tree Symphonia globulifera leading to the isolation and characterisation of several compounds exhibiting antiparasitic activities against Plasmodium falciparum, Trypanosoma brucei and Leishmania donovani. The comparative LC-MS based metabolite profiling study conducted on the tree led to the identification of compounds originating from specific tissues. The results showed that renewable organs/tissues can be used as the starting material for the production of polycyclic poly-prenylated-acylphloroglucinols, therefore reducing impacts on biodiversity. This study also underlined the lack of knowledge on the secondary metabolites produced by S. globulifera since only a small number of the total detected features were putatively identified using the database of known compounds for the species.
Address Laboratoire de Chimie et Toxicologie Analytique et Cellulaire, UMR 8638, Université Paris Descartes Sorbonne Paris Cité, 4 Avenue de l'ObservatoireParis, France
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Notes Export Date: 2 December 2014; Coden: Pytca; Correspondence Address: Genta-Jouve, G.; Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, UMR 8638, Université Paris Descartes Sorbonne Paris Cité, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire, France Approved no
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Author Valverde-Barrantes, Oscar J. ; Authier, Louise ; Schimann, Heidy ; Baraloto, Christophier
Title Root anatomy helps to reconcile observed root trait syndromes in tropical tree species Type Journal Article
Year 2021 Publication American Journal of Botany Abbreviated Journal
Volume (down) 108 Issue 5 Pages 744-755
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Author Male, P.J.G.; Loiseau, A.; Estoup, A.; Quilichini, A.; Orivel, J.
Title Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the neotropical plant-ant Allomerus decemarticulatus (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) and multiplexing with other microsatellites from the ant subfamily Myrmicinae Type Journal Article
Year 2010 Publication European Journal of Entomology Abbreviated Journal Eur. J. Entomol.
Volume (down) 107 Issue 4 Pages 673-675
Keywords Hymenoptera; Formicidae; Myrmicinae; Allomerus; ant-plant mutualism; microsatellites; plant-ant
Abstract Five polymorphic microsatellite loci of the arboreal ant Allomerus decemarticulatus (Myrmicinae) were isolated and characterized. The amplification and polymorphism of seven additional microsatellite loci, previously developed for the ant species A. octoarticulatus and Wasmannia auropunctata, were also tested and the amplification conditions necessary for genotyping the complete set of 12 multiplexed markers in A. decemarticulatus determined. The number of alleles per locus ranged from three to 15 and observed heterozygosity varied front 0.09 to 0.95. Cross-species amplification of these loci was also successfully achieved in additional species of the same ant subfamily, Myrmicinae. This set of microsatellite markers will be used in studies on the mating system and population genetic structure of Myrmicinae in general and A. decemarticulatus in particular.
Address [Male, Pierre-Jean G.; Orivel, Jerome] Univ Toulouse, Lab Evolut & Divers Biol EDB, UMR 5174, F-31062 Toulouse 9, France, Email: pjmale@cict.fr
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Author Fouquet, A.; Ledoux, J.-B.; Dubut, V.; Noonan, B.P.; Scotti, I.
Title The interplay of dispersal limitation, rivers, and historical events shapes the genetic structure of an Amazonian frog Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Biological Journal of the Linnean Society Abbreviated Journal Biol. J. Linn. Soc.
Volume (down) 106 Issue 2 Pages 356-373
Keywords Amazonia; Amphibian; Gene flow; Microsatellites; Mitochondrial DNA; Spatial genetic structure
Abstract Disentangling the impact of landscape features such as rivers and historical events on dispersal is a challenging but necessary task to gain a comprehensive picture of the evolution of diverse biota such as that found in Amazonia. Adenomera andreae, a small, territorial, terrestrial frog species of the Amazonian forest represents a good model for such studies. We combined cytochromeb sequences with 12 microsatellites to investigate the genetic structure at two contrasted spatial scales in French Guiana: along a ∼6-km transect, to evaluate dispersal ability, and between paired bank populations along a ∼65-km stretch of the Approuague river, to test the effect of rivers as barriers to dispersal. We observed significant spatial genetic structure between individuals at a remarkably small geographical scale, and conclude that the species has a restricted dispersal ability that is probably tied to its life-history traits. Mitochondrial and microsatellite data also indicate a high level of differentiation among populations on opposite banks of the river, and, in some cases, among populations on the same riverbank. These results suggest that the observed population structure in A.andreae is the result of restricted dispersal abilities combined with the action of rivers and Quaternary population isolation. Given that Amazonia hosts a great portion of anurans, as well as other small vertebrates, that display life-history traits comparable with A.andreae, we argue that our analyses provide new insights into the complex interactions among evolutionary processes shaping Amazonian biodiversity. © 2012 The Linnean Society of London.
Address INRA, UMR ECOFOG, Campus agronomique, Avenue de France, BP 709, 97387 Kourou, French Guiana, France
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Notes Export Date: 2 May 2012; Source: Scopus; Coden: Bjlsb; doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.01871.x; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Fouquet, A.; Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 11461, CEP 05422-970, São Paulo, Brazil; email: fouquet.antoine@gmail.com Approved no
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Author Henkel, T.W.; Wilson, A.W.; Aime, M.C.; Dierks, J.; Uehling, J.K.; Roy, M.; Schimann, H.; Wartchow, F.; Mueller, G.M.
Title Cantharellaceae of Guyana II: New species of Craterellus, new South American distribution records for Cantharellus guyanensis and Craterellus excelsus, and a key to the Neotropical taxa Type Journal Article
Year 2014 Publication Mycologia Abbreviated Journal Mycologia
Volume (down) 106 Issue 2 Pages 307-324
Keywords Cantharellales; Coccoloba; Dicymbe; Ectomycorrhizae; Guiana shield; Tropical fungi
Abstract Craterellus olivaceoluteus sp. nov. and Craterellus cinereofimbriatus sp. nov. are described as new to science. These fungi were collected from Guyana in association with ectomycorrhizal host trees in the genera Dicymbe (Fabaceae subfam. Caesalpinioideae) and Pakaraimaea (Dipterocarpaceae). Cantharellus guyanensis Mont., originally described from French Guiana, is redescribed from recent collections from Guyana, with additional range extensions for the species provided based on material examined from French Guiana, Venezuela, and north central, northeastern and southern Brazil, circumscribing nearly the entire Guiana Shield region and beyond. A new distribution record from French Guiana is provided for Craterellus excelsus T.W. Henkel & Aime. Macromorphological, micromorphological and habitat data are provided for the new species and C. guyanensis as well as DNA sequence data from the nuclear ribosomal regions of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and 28S large subunit (LSU); additional sequence data is provided for C. guyanensis and C. excelsus specimens collected outside Guyana. The relationships of these taxa within the Cantharellaceae were evaluated with phylogenetic analyses of ITS and LSU sequence data. This work brings the total number of Cantharellaceae species known from Guyana to eight. A key to the Cantharellus and Craterellus species known from the lowland Neotropics and extralimital montane Central and South America is provided. © 2014 by The Mycological Society of America.
Address Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 83725, United States
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Notes Export Date: 10 June 2014; Coden: Mycoa; Correspondence Address: Henkel, T.W.; Department of Biological Sciences, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 95521, United States; email: twh5@humboldt.edu; Funding Details: DEB-0732968, NSF, National Science Foundation Approved no
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Author Rivalland, C.; Madhkour, S.; Salvin, P.; Robert, F.
Title Electrochemical and microbial monitoring of multi-generational electroactive biofilms formed from mangrove sediment Type Journal Article
Year 2015 Publication Bioelectrochemistry Abbreviated Journal Bioelectrochemistry
Volume (down) 106 Issue Pages 125-132
Keywords Dissimilarity; High-throughput sequencing; Mes; Microbial diversity; Syntrophism
Abstract Electroactive biofilms were formed from French Guiana mangrove sediments for the analysis of bacterial communities' composition. The electrochemical monitoring of three biofilm generations revealed that the bacterial selection occurring at the anode, supposedly leading microbial electrochemical systems (MESs) to be more efficient, was not the only parameter to be taken into account so as to get the best electrical performance (maximum current density). Indeed, first biofilm generations produced a stable current density reaching about 18A/m2 while second and third generations produced current densities of about 10A/m2. MES bacterial consortia were characterized thanks to molecular biology techniques: DGGE and MiSeq® sequencing (Illumina®). High-throughput sequencing data statistical analysis confirmed preliminary DGGE data analysis, showing strong similarities between electroactive biofilms of second and third generations, but also revealing both selection and stabilization of the biofilms. © 2015 Elsevier B.V.
Address Laboratoire des Matériaux et Molécules en Milieu Amazonien, UAG-UMR EcoFoG, 2091 route de Baduel, Campus TrouBiran, Cayenne, Guyane Française, France
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Author Donald, J.; Maxfield, P.; Leroy, C.; Ellwood, M.D.F.
Title Epiphytic suspended soils from Borneo and Amazonia differ in their microbial community composition Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication Acta Oecologica Abbreviated Journal Acta Oecol.
Volume (down) 106 Issue Pages
Keywords Asplenium; Bacteria; Borneo; Bromeliaceae; Canopy; French Guiana; Fungi; Plfa; Rainforest; bacterium; community composition; epiphyte; fungus; microbial community; niche; relative abundance; soil microorganism; species diversity; tropical forest; Amazonia; Borneo; Danum Valley; East Malaysia; French Guiana; Malaysia; Nouragues; Sabah; Asplenium; Asplenium nidus; Aves; Bacteria (microorganisms); Bromeliaceae; Fungi
Abstract Microbial organisms support the high species diversity associated with tropical forests, and likely drive functional processes, but microorganisms found in rainforest canopies are not well understood. We quantified the microbial diversity of suspended soils from two classical epiphytic model systems (bromeliads & bird's nest ferns) across two localities: the Nouragues Reserve in French Guiana and Danum Valley in Malaysian Borneo. Non-epiphytic suspended soils were also collected as controls at the Nouragues Reserve. Effects of epiphyte type and sample location on microbial community composition were determined using Phospholipid Fatty Acid (PLFA) analysis. Total microbial biomass remained constant across the suspended soil types, but PLFA peaks denoting the relative abundance of different microbes varied between bromeliads, bird's nest ferns and non-epiphytic control soils. Suspended soils associated with bird's nest ferns from Borneo contained a microbial community significantly different in composition from those of congeneric bird's nest ferns from Amazonia, due to shifts in the relative abundance of fungi and bacteria. Our findings reveal that epiphytes create convergent niches for microorganisms in tropical canopies, while highlighting the sensitive nature of suspended soil microbial communities. © 2020 Elsevier Masson SAS
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