Table 1.
Taxonomic assignments of fungal taxa derived from the UNITE database and their abundances in soil at Signy and Léonie islands, based on the frequencies of DNA reads.
| Taxon | Closest UNITE species hypothesis | Frequency of DNA reads in soil (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCBI accession no. | SH code | Geographical origin | Substrate | Signy Island | Léonie Island | |
| Helotiales sp. 1 | HQ211994 | SH013269.07FU | Alaska | Soil | 40.62 | 55.85 |
| Rhizoscyphus sp.* | KF617558 | SH000129.07FU | Alaska | Soil | 0.23 | 9.84 |
| Pseudogymnoascus roseus** | JX270343 | SH006023.07FU | North America | Soil | 3.47 | 0.09 |
| Mortierella turficola | HQ335302 | SH008900.07FU | Antarctica | Moss tissues | 0.90 | 2.13 |
*Not inoculated into Signy Island soil; **not inoculated into Léonie Island soil.