This research was supported by grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Grant No. ALLRP 570780-2021) and McMaster University.

NOTE: Any steps utilizing international soil samples and/or A. fumigatus spores and mycelia require working within a biosafety cabinet for level 2 organisms (BSCII).
1. Isolation of yeast from soil
<ol>
	<li>Preparation of antibacterial and antifungal solutions
	<ol>
		<li>Suspend chloramphenicol powder in 70% ethanol to prepare a 50 g/L stock solution. Sterilize by syringe filtration and store at 4 &#176;C. 
		&#8203;NOTE: This antibiotic will prevent the growth of most bacteria during soil yeast isolation. As chloramphenicol-resistant bacteria may still grow, colony morphology must be carefully taken into consideration when distinguishing yeasts from bacteria. Additional antibiotics may be added to media when working with soil suspected of containing antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains. Bacterial contamination in chloramphenicol-supplemented media was not an issue encountered when isolating yeasts from environmental soils.</li>
		<li>Suspend benomyl powder in DMSO to prepare a 5 g/L stock solution. Sterilize by syringe filtration and store at 4 &#176;C. 
		NOTE: This selective antifungal drug prevents the growth of most filamentous fungi without affecting yeast growth during soil yeast isolation26,27.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Preparation of culture media and sterile equipment
	<ol>
		<li>To prepare YEPD (Yeast Extract-Peptone-Dextrose) broth, add 10 g of Yeast Extract, 20 g of peptone, and 20 g of dextrose to 1 L of double-distilled water. Stir until well-mixed and autoclave for 40 min at 121 &#176;C. Store at room temperature until use.</li>
		<li>YEPD solid agar medium
		<ol>
			<li>Mix 10 g of yeast extract, 20 g of peptone, 20 g of dextrose, and 20 g of agar in 1 L of water. Stir well to mix and autoclave for 40 min at 121 &#176;C.</li>
			<li>Once sufficiently cooled, add 1 mL of chloramphenicol and benomyl from stock solutions to bring the final concentrations of the two antimicrobials to 50 mg/L and 5 mg/L, respectively.</li>
			<li>Mix well by stirring and pour into 10 cm diameter Petri dishes. Leave at room temperature overnight to set and store at 4 &#176;C until use. 
			NOTE: From 1 L of YEPD, approximately 40 plates can be poured.</li>
		</ol>
		</li>
		<li>Sterilize wooden plain-tipped applicator sticks and reusable cell spreaders by autoclaving and store at room temperature.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Incubation of soil in liquid broth
	<ol>
		<li>Prepare a set of sterile 13 mL culture tubes by labeling them with soil sample ID.</li>
		<li>Using a serological pipette, add 5 mL of YEPD broth supplemented with chloramphenicol and benomyl into each tube.</li>
		<li>Working in a BSCII, transfer ~0.1 g of soil into the appropriate culture tube using a sterile, wooden plain-tipped applicator. 
		NOTE: Use a fresh applicator for each soil sample and discard immediately upon use to avoid cross-contamination between samples.</li>
		<li>Cap the tube securely to the first stop to prevent spillage but still allow air exchange during incubation. Incubate the culture tubes in a roller drum for 24 h at a temperature deemed optimum for maximizing yeast growth. 
		NOTE: The incubation temperature should be decided based on the mean annual temperature of the soil samples&#39; country of origin. For example, when isolating soil yeasts from Iceland, the culture tubes were incubated at 14 &#176;C, whereas soils from Saudi Arabia were incubated at 30 &#176;C. Due to slower yeast growth at lower temperatures, incubation time might have to be extended for up to 72 h.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Transfer the supernatant to the solid medium.
	<ol>
		<li>Using the set of YEPD + chloramphenicol + benomyl agar plates prepared in Step 1.2, label them with the soil sample ID.</li>
		<li>Remove the culture tubes prepared in Step 1.3 from the roller drum. Working in a BSCII, briefly vortex the tube to draw soil particles and cells that may have settled at the bottom back into suspension.</li>
		<li>Using a micropipette, transfer 100 &#181;L of the supernatant onto a plate. Use a sterile, reusable cell spreader to spread the liquid thoroughly and evenly over the agar surface. 
		NOTE: Working in sets of 10 samples can significantly speed up this process. Pipette the supernatant onto 10 plates first and then perform spreading. Use a fresh spreader for each sample to avoid cross-contamination between samples.</li>
		<li>Stack the plates in plastic bags, seal, and incubate upside down for 2-3 days at the same temperature used previously for liquid broth incubation until microbial growth is visible.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Detection of yeasts and streaking for single colonies
	<ol>
		<li>After allowing for sufficient incubation time (typically 2-3 days, but may take longer at lower temperatures), inspect the plates in a BSCII for any yeast growth. Look for creamy, round, matte-like yeasts that are easily distinguished from bacterial and mold colonies. 
		NOTE: Some yeasts produce colored pigments and may appear black/brown, yellow, or red, but their overall colony texture and shape would be similar to non-pigmented yeasts.</li>
		<li>Select one yeast-like colony from each plate for further processing. 
		NOTE: If more than one type of morphology is observed on a single plate, select one representative colony for each morphological type.</li>
		<li>Using sterile, wooden plain-tipped applicator sticks, transfer each selected colony onto a fresh YEPD + chloramphenicol + benomyl plate and streak for single colonies. Perform three separate streaks.
		<ol>
			<li>Streak back and forth over a third of the plate using an applicator stick. Begin the second and third streak by streaking the applicator across the preceding streak once. Use a new applicator stick for every streak. 
			NOTE: Use one plate per isolate. Discard applicators immediately upon use to avoid cross-contamination between samples.</li>
		</ol>
		</li>
		<li>Stack the plates in plastic bags, seal, and incubate upside down for 2-3 days at the same temperature used previously until single colonies become visible.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Identification of yeast species via ITS sequencing
	<ol>
		<li>Select a well-separated, single colony per soil isolate and subculture onto a fresh YEPD + chloramphenicol + benomyl plate to obtain more cells. Incubate for 2-3 days at the same temperature used previously.</li>
		<li>Harvest the freshly grown cells and suspend them in -80 &#176;C freezer tubes containing 1 mL of sterilized 30% glycerol in double-distilled water to create cell suspensions. Maintain these suspensions at -80 &#176;C as stock solutions.</li>
		<li>Use fresh cells to perform colony PCR (polymerase chain reaction) with primers ITS1 (5&#39; TCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGG 3&#39;) and ITS4 (5&#39; TCCTCCGCTTATTGATATGC 3&#39;) to amplify the fungal barcoding gene, ITS9. Use the following thermocycling conditions: an initial denaturation step at 95 &#176;C for 10 min followed by 35 cycles of (i) 95 &#176;C for 30 s, (ii) 55 &#176;C for 30 s, and (iii) 72 &#176;C for 1 min. 
		NOTE: Colony PCR has a high success rate and a faster turnaround time than DNA extraction followed by PCR.</li>
		<li>If colony PCR repeatedly fails for a strain, extract DNA using the protocol of choice and perform ITS PCR using extracted genomic DNA as template (use same thermocycling conditions as above). 
		NOTE: A relatively inexpensive chloroform-based DNA extraction is recommended28.</li>
		<li>Perform Sanger sequencing to determine the DNA sequence of the amplified ITS region for each strain.</li>
		<li>Compare the obtained ITS sequence of the yeast strains to sequences deposited in public databases such as NCBI GenBank and UNITE to establish species identity.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
</ol>
2. Isolation of Aspergillus fumigatus from soil
<ol>
	<li>Prepare 1 mL of sterile Sabouraud dextrose broth (SDB) supplemented with the antibiotic chloramphenicol per soil sample.
	<ol>
		<li>Add 10 g of peptone and 20 g of dextrose to 1 L of distilled water. Autoclave at 121 &#176;C for 40 min.</li>
		<li>Allow the SDB to cool to ~50 &#176;C, add 1 mL of 50 g/L chloramphenicol to bring the concentration to 50 mg/L. 
		NOTE: Chloramphenicol is prepared the same as described above for yeast isolation. Aside from inhibiting bacterial growth, chloramphenicol also prevents the production of gas from bacteria that will cause the tubes to open during the incubation step detailed in Step 2.2.</li>
		<li>Aseptically aliquot 1 mL of SDB into a 1.5 mL microcentrifuge tube per soil sample using a mechanical pipette.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Add soil to 1.5 mL microcentrifuge tubes.
	<ol>
		<li>Lay bench coat or absorbent padding inside a BSCII to aid in the disposal of spilt soil.</li>
		<li>Using autoclaved applicator sticks, transfer approximately 0.1 g of soil into a 1.5 mL microcentrifuge tube containing 1 mL of SBD. Close the tube and vortex. Incubate the suspended soil at 50 &#176;C for 3 days. 
		NOTE: Shaking during incubation is not required.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Mycelial harvest of soil-inoculated broth
	<ol>
		<li>Prepare malt extract agar (MEA) plates.
		<ol>
			<li>Per liter of MEA: add 20 g of malt extract, 20 g of dextrose, 6 g of peptone, and 15 g of agar to 1 L of distilled water. Autoclave at 121 &#176;C for 40 min.</li>
			<li>Allow the MEA to cool to ~50 &#176;C, then add 1 mL of 50 g/L chloramphenicol to bring to a final concentration of 50 mg/L.</li>
		</ol>
		</li>
		<li>Transfer the mycelia from the soil-inoculated broth onto MEA plates.
		<ol>
			<li>Identify soil inoculums that have visible mycelial growth at the SDB to air boundary.</li>
			<li>Use sterilized wooden plain-tipped applicator sticks to transfer the mycelia to the center of a MEA plate. Incubate the MEA plates at 37 &#176;C for 3 days.</li>
		</ol>
		</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Selection of mycelia with A. fumigatus morphological properties.
	<ol>
		<li>Identify mold colonies that have characteristic A. fumigatus morphological properties (green suede like growth).</li>
		<li>Working in a BSCII, use sterilized wooden plain-tipped applicator sticks or an inoculation loop to harvest conidia/mycelia by scraping the surface once. Transfer the spores/mycelia to the center of a MEA plate by streaking onto the agar for single colonies. Incubate at 37 &#176;C for 2 days. 
		NOTE: As multiple A. fumigatus strains and/or other fungi may be present on the plate, it is important to streak for single colonies. The single-colony streaking protocol in Step 1.5.3 in the yeast isolation protocol can be used.</li>
		<li>Using a sterile applicator stick or inoculation loop, subculture a single colony generated in Step 2.4.1.2 onto MEA by streaking the colony once. Spread the harvested spores into the center of the plate. Incubate at 37 &#176;C for 2 days.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Harvesting of A. fumigatus spores/mycelia for culture storage
	<ol>
		<li>Prepare a sterile 30% glycerol solution (for a 100 mL solution, add 30 mL of 100% glycerol mixed with 70 mL of double-distilled water, sterilized at 121 &#176;C for 40 min).</li>
		<li>Working in a BSCII, use a p1000 pipette to aspirate 1 mL of the 30% glycerol solution. Dispense the 1 mL of glycerol solution onto the A. fumigatus colony to harvest spores/mycelia.
		<ol>
			<li>Due to the hydrophobicity of A. fumigatus spores/mycelia, use the pipette tip to scratch a densely sporulated region of the plate. 
			NOTE: When glycerol is dispensed in the scratch, the glycerol would adhere to the scratch area rather than rolling over the agar.</li>
			<li>Slowly dispense the glycerol onto the scratch area to dislodge the spores and suspend them in the glycerol solution.</li>
			<li>Once fully dispensed, lightly tip the plate and aspirate the glycerol spore/mycelia suspension. 
			NOTE: Approximately 750 to 800 &#181;L will be aspirated.</li>
			<li>Transfer the aspirate to a sterile freezer tube and store at -80 &#176;C. If required, create working stock by repeating steps 2.5.2.1 to 2.5.2.4.</li>
		</ol>
		</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Phenotypic identification of A. fumigatus strains
	<ol>
		<li>Using the spore stock created from step 2.5.2, create a 100x dilution in water.
		<ol>
			<li>Aspirate 10 &#181;L of the mycelial and spore stocks and dispense in 990 &#181;L of water. Vortex the suspension.</li>
		</ol>
		</li>
		<li>Dispense 10 &#181;L of the diluted spore suspension onto a standard microscope slide.</li>
		<li>OPTIONAL: Stain the mycelial and spore suspension with methylene blue.
		<ol>
			<li>To stain with methylene blue, fix the conidia and conidiophores to the slide by passing the slide over a Bunsen burner until dry.</li>
			<li>Apply methylene blue for 1-2 min and wash off with water.</li>
			<li>Dry the slide with blotting paper.</li>
		</ol>
		</li>
		<li>Using a compound microscope at 400x magnification, view the suspension and locate conidiophores. Compare the observed conidiophore morphology with A. fumigatus conidiophore morphology.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Molecular identification of A. fumigatus strains
	<ol>
		<li>Extract DNA from each isolate following common fungal DNA extraction protocols.</li>
		<li>Using primers specific to the Aspergillus&#160;&#946;-tubulin genes (&#946;-tub1 and &#946;-tub4), run PCR and obtain the sequence for the amplified products, following protocols described by Alcazar-Fuoli et al.17.
		<ol>
			<li>Compare the obtained sequences to sequences deposited in public databases such as NCBI GenBank using BLAST.</li>
			<li>Confirm the strain sequences are a top match to A. fumigatus sequences in the database.</li>
		</ol>
		</li>
		<li>Alternative to step 2.7.2, run a multiplex PCR reaction targeting the A. fumigatus mating types MAT1-1 and MAT1-229.
		<ol>
			<li>Use the following three primer sequences in the multiplex PCR reaction: AFM1: 5&#39;-CCTTGACGCGATGGGGTGG-3&#39;; AFM2: 5&#8242;-CGCTCCTCATCAGAACAACTCG-3&#8242;; AFM3: 5&#8242;-CGGAAATCTGATGTCGCCACG-3&#8242;.</li>
			<li>Use the following thermocycler parameters: 5 min at 95 &#176;C, 35 cycles of 30 s at 95 &#176;C, 30 s at 60 &#176;C, and 1 min at 72 &#176;C before a final 5 min at 72 &#176;C.</li>
			<li>Run gel electrophoresis to identify the products; look for 834 bp MAT-1 or 438 bp MAT1-2. Use A. fumigatus strains that have confirmed mating type amplification as positive and negative controls.</li>
		</ol>
		</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Microsatellite genotyping of A. fumigatus strains through fragment analysis 
	NOTE: Although the steps listed below broadly cover genotyping A. fumigatus at nine microsatellite (STR) loci, only a few important considerations have been highlighted. For details on A. fumigatus STR genotyping, refer to De Valk et al.24,30.
	<ol>
		<li>Prepare three PCR multiplex master mixes using the STRAf primers previously described by De Valk et al.24.
		<ol>
			<li>Fluorescently label forward primers to determine fragment size through capillary electrophoresis. Ensure that the concentration of the forward primers is half (0.5 &#956;M) that of the reverse primers (1 &#956;M) within the master mix. 
			NOTE: For the best results, use fluorescent labels that have absorbance wavelengths that match those of the chosen dye standard used during capillary electrophoresis</li>
			<li>Use hot start polymerase for best results.</li>
			<li>Use a DNA concentration of 0.1 ng per reaction.</li>
		</ol>
		</li>
		<li>Run the multiplex PCR for each strain using the following PCR program: 95 &#176;C for 10 min, 40 cycles of 95 &#176;C for 30 s, 60 &#176;C for 30 s, and 72 &#176;C for 60 s, followed by 72 &#176;C for 10 min and a hold at 4 &#176;C.</li>
		<li>Check for amplified products through gel electrophoresis.</li>
		<li>Dilute the products to the desired level (typically ~50x) as recommended by fragment analyses specialists and run capillary electrophoresis. Perform three runs for each strain, with each run covering three multiplexed reactions with three different fluorescent probes.</li>
		<li>To determine the correct fragment size for each of the nine STR loci, use software capable of fragment analysis.
		<ol>
			<li>Retrieve the raw data obtained from capillary electrophoresis. Score the fragment sizes based on the largest peak using the fragment analysis software (e.g., Osiris).</li>
			<li>Convert the fragment sizes to repeat numbers for each of the nine loci. Use the fragment sizes of the repeat numbers of the reference strain Af293 as previously described by De Valk et al.24. 
			NOTE: Slight variations in fragment sizes may occur between different capillary electrophoresis platforms. Thus, it is important to include a common reference strain (and an internal ladder) with known fragment size for each of the nine loci for genotyping strains.</li>
		</ol>
		</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
</ol>

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The protocol developed for isolating yeasts and A. fumigatus from soil is a fast and efficient method for high-throughput soil processing and fungal isolation. The protocol only requires a small amount of soil (0.1-0.2 g) per sample, allowing for more sites to be sampled with similar effort. The quick turnaround time ensures that results can be obtained within a short timeframe and allows time for troubleshooting and repeating experiments if necessary. This protocol can be easily replicated across many laborator...

Fungi in soil ecosystems play essential roles in organic matter decomposition, nutrient cycling, and soil fertilization1. Both culture-independent (i.e., high-throughput sequencing) and culture-dependent approaches are widely used in the study of soil fungi2,3. While the large amount of data generated by high-throughput metabarcode sequencing is useful for elucidating broad-scale patterns in community structure and diversity, the culture-dependent approach can provide highly complementary information on the taxonomic and functional structures of fungal communities, as well as more specific profiles of individual organisms through downstream diversity and functional analyses due to the availability of pure fungal cultures.
Despite rarely exceeding thousands of cells per gram of soil, yeasts, broadly defined as unicellular fungi, are essential decomposers and food sources for other soil dwellers4,5. In fact, yeasts may be the predominant soil fungi in cold biospheres such as continental Antarctica6,7. Soil is also a primary reservoir of medically relevant yeasts that cause serious opportunistic infections in humans and other mammals8. Despite morphological similarities, yeast species are phylogenetically diverse and occur among filamentous fungi in two major phyla, Ascomycota and Basidiomycota, within the fungal kingdom9. Yeasts lack a defining DNA signature at the fungal barcoding gene, the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the nuclear ribosomal RNA gene cluster10, making them indistinguishable from other fungi in metagenomics investigations and thus necessitating the use of culture-dependent methods to isolate yeast species.
The protocol below was implemented to characterize soil yeast communities of nine countries and identify global trends and patterns in soil yeast diversity9,11,12. Metagenomics approaches are of limited use when studying targeted groups of organisms such as yeasts2,3. Due to their phylogenetic diversity, yeasts cannot be distinguished from other fungi based on DNA sequence alone. Thus, studying yeast populations requires the continued use of culture-dependent isolation. However, culturing is often significantly more time-consuming and requires more personnel to perform the experiments. Therefore, the protocol has been optimized and streamlined for faster processing with limited personnel. The main advantage of culturing is that the yeast species identified are living yeasts and not dead ones, and thus are more likely to be true soil dwellers rather than transient cells present in the soils. It has been estimated that approximately 40% of fungal DNA in soil are either contaminants from other environments, extracellular, or come from cells that are no longer intact, causing high-throughput sequencing approaches to overestimate fungal richness by as much as 55%13. Culture-dependent isolation can readily confirm yeast species identity with the added benefit of securing pure culture to be used in downstream analyses. Indeed, pure cultures of 44 putative new yeast species were identified using this soil isolation protocol that allowed the use of a range of methods to study their taxonomic and functional properties in detail14.
The protocol below can also be used to isolate molds present within soil, such as A. fumigatus. Aspergillus fumigatus is a thermophilic and saprophytic mold with a wide, global distribution in soil15.&#160;It has been isolated from numerous clinical and non-clinical environments. Non-clinical sampling commonly includes air, organic debris (compost, saw dust, tulip bulb waste), and soil (agricultural, garden, and natural soils)16,17,18,19. Aspergillus fumigatus is a human opportunistic pathogen causing a range of infections collectively termed aspergillosis, affecting over 8 million people worldwide16,20. Approximately 300,000 people around the globe suffer from invasive aspergillosis, which is the most severe form of aspergillosis16. Depending on factors such as the patient population, site of infection, and efficacy of antifungal therapy, mortality rate can be as high as 90%. Over the past several decades, resistance to antifungal therapies has increased, requiring global surveillance efforts in both clinical and environmental populations to track these resistance genotypes21,22,23. Given its ability to grow at temperatures upward of 50 &#176;C, this temperature can be exploited to select for A. fumigatus isolates from soil using culture-dependent methods. Aspergillus fumigatus isolates are commonly genotyped at nine highly polymorphic short tandem repeat (STR) loci, shown to have high discriminatory power between strains24. These STR genotypes can be compared to other previously surveyed populations to track the spread of A. fumigatus genotypes, including drug-resistance genes, around the world.
Below we describe a protocol for the speedy isolation of yeasts and A. fumigatus from soil samples in a culture-dependent manner. Depending on the amount of soil obtained per sample, the soil samples can be shared between the two protocols. In comparison to similar methods that isolate yeast and A. fumigatus from soil, this protocol uses 10x less soil per isolate obtained. Studies attempting to isolate A. fumigatus from soil require between 1 and 2 g of soil per isolate, whereas this protocol requires only 0.1-0.2 g of soil18,19,25. This protocol utilizes smaller plastics and containers that facilitate its high-throughput design. Therefore, a larger number of samples can be processed using less space for equipment such as incubators and roller drums. Soil samples can be fully processed to obtain isolates in as little as 7 days. This protocol has been optimized to allow processing of up to 150-200 samples per day per person.

<table><tbody><tr><td>1.5 mL microcentrifuge tube</td><td>Sarstedt Inc</td><td>72.690.001</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Benomyl powder&amp;nbsp;</td><td>Toronto Research Chemicals</td><td>B161380</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chloramphenicol powder&amp;nbsp;</td><td>Sigma-Aldrich</td><td>SKU: C0378-5G</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dextrose</td><td>Sigma-Aldrich</td><td>SKU: D9434-500G</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fragment Analysis Software</td><td>NCBI&#039;s Osiris</td><td></td><td>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/osiris/</td></tr><tr><td>ITS sequence database</td><td>NCBI GenBank&amp;nbsp;</td><td></td><td>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/</td></tr><tr><td>ITS sequence database</td><td>UNITE&amp;nbsp;</td><td></td><td>https://unite.ut.ee/</td></tr><tr><td>Peptone</td><td>Sigma-Aldrich</td><td>SKU: P5905-500G</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Reusable cell spreaders&amp;nbsp;</td><td>Fisher Scientific</td><td>08-100-12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sterile 10 cm diameter Petri dishes&amp;nbsp;</td><td>Sarstedt Inc</td><td>83.3902</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sterile 13 mL culture tubes&amp;nbsp;</td><td>Sarstedt Inc</td><td>62.515.006</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Wooden plain-tipped applicator sticks&amp;nbsp;</td><td>Fisher Scientific</td><td>23-400-112</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Yeast extract</td><td>Sigma-Aldrich</td><td>SKU: Y1625-250G</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

isolation of culturable yeasts and molds from soils to investigate fungal population structure

Soil is host to an incredible amount of microbial life, with each gram containing up to billions of bacterial, archaeal, and fungal cells. Multicellular fungi such as molds and unicellular fungi, broadly defined as yeasts, fulfill essential roles in soil ecosystems as decomposers of organic material and as food sources for other soil dwellers. Fungal species diversity in soil is dependent on a multitude of climatic factors such as rainfall and temperature, as well as soil properties including organic matter, pH, and moisture. Lack of adequate environmental sampling, especially in regions of Asia, Africa, South America, and Central America, hinders the characterization of soil fungal communities and the discovery of novel species. 
We characterized soil fungal communities in nine countries across six continents using ~4,000 soil samples and a protocol developed in the laboratory for the isolation of yeasts and molds. This protocol begins with separate selective enrichment for yeasts and the medically relevant mold Aspergillus fumigatus, in liquid media while inhibiting bacterial growth. Resulting colonies are then transferred to solid media and further processed to obtain pure cultures, followed by downstream genetic characterization. Yeast species identity is established via sequencing of their internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the nuclear ribosomal RNA gene cluster, while global population structure of A. fumigatus is explored via microsatellite marker analysis. 
The protocol was successfully applied to isolate and characterize soil yeast and A. fumigatus populations in Cameroon, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Iceland, Peru, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia. These findings revealed much-needed insights on global patterns in soil yeast diversity, as well as global population structure and antifungal resistance profiles of A. fumigatus. This paper presents the method of isolating both yeasts and A. fumigatus from international soil samples.

Yeast isolation from soil 
The above yeast isolation protocol was implemented to culture yeasts from soil samples originating from 53 locations in nine countries9,12. In total, 1,473 yeast strains were isolated from 3,826 soil samples. Given the different climatic conditions of the nine originating countries, the best incubation temperature for each country was determined based on its mean annual temperature (Table 1). Given...

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This protocol is an effective, speedy method of culturing yeasts and the mold Aspergillus fumigatus from large sets of soil samples in as little as 7 days. The methods can be easily modified to accommodate a range of incubation media and temperatures as needed for experiments.

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5.4K Views.  McMaster University. This protocol is an effective, speedy method of culturing yeasts and the mold Aspergillus fumigatus from large sets of soil samples in as little as 7 days. The methods can be easily modified to accommodate a range of incubation media and temperatures as needed for experiments. 

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Microfluidic Tools for Probing Fungal-Microbial Interactions at the Cellular Level

Filamentous fungi are successful inhabitants of soil and play a major role in soil ecosystems, such as in the decomposition of organic and inorganic matter, as well as regulation of nutrient levels. There they also find numerous opportunities to interact with a variety of other microbes such as bacteria or other fungi. Studying fungal interactions at the cellular level, however, can be challenging owing to the black box-like nature of soil. New microfluidic tools are being developed for the study of fungal interactions; two platforms designed to study bacterial-fungal and fungal-fungal interactions are highlighted. Within these microchannels, fungal-microbial interactions can be monitored in controlled physico-chemical environments at higher temporal and spatial resolution than previously possible. Application of these tools have yielded numerous novel biological insights, such as the observation of bacterial polar attachment to hyphae or revealing uncharacterised fungal-fungal antagonisms. A key feature of these methodologies regards the ease of use of this tool by non-experts, yielding highly translatable technologies for use in microbiology labs.

Owing to the opacity of soil, interactions between its constituent microbes cannot easily be visualised with cellular resolution. Here, two microfluidic tools are presented, which offer new opportunities for investigating fungal-microbial interactions. The devices are versatile and simple to use, enabling high spatiotemporal control and high-resolution imaging at the cellular level.

Filamentous fungi are successful inhabitants of soil and play a major role in soil ecosystems, such as in the decomposition of organic and inorganic ...

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Isolation of Native Soil Microorganisms with Potential for Breaking Down Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films Used in Agriculture

Fungi native to agricultural soils that colonized commercially available biodegradable mulch (BDM) films were isolated and assessed for potential to degrade plastics. Typically, when formulations of plastics are known and a source of the feedstock is available, powdered plastic can be suspended in agar-based media and degradation determined by visualization of clearing zones. However, this approach poorly mimics in situ degradation of BDMs. First, BDMs are not dispersed as small particles throughout the soil matrix. Secondly, BDMs are not sold commercially as pure polymers, but rather as films containing additives (e.g. fillers, plasticizers and dyes) that may affect microbial growth. The procedures described herein were used for isolates acquired from soil-buried mulch films. Fungal isolates acquired from excavated BDMs were tested individually for growth on pieces of new, disinfested BDMs laid atop defined medium containing no carbon source except agar. Isolates that grew on BDMs were further tested in liquid medium where BDMs were the sole added carbon source. After approximately ten weeks, fungal colonization and BDM degradation were assessed by scanning electron microscopy. Isolates were identified via analysis of ribosomal RNA gene sequences. This report describes methods for fungal isolation, but bacteria also were isolated using these methods by substituting media appropriate for bacteria. Our methodology should prove useful for studies investigating breakdown of intact plastic films or products for which plastic feedstocks are either unknown or not available. However our approach does not provide a quantitative method for comparing rates of BDM degradation.

Plastic films labeled "biodegradable" are commercially available for agricultural use as mulches. Tillage represents an attractive disposal method, but degradation under field conditions is poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to develop methods for isolating native soil fungi and bacteria that colonize plastic mulch films after field burial.

Fungi native to agricultural soils that colonized commercially available biodegradable mulch (BDM) films were isolated and assessed for potential to ...

Investigating Teliospore Germination Using Microrespiration Analysis and Microdissection

Smut fungi are the etiological agents of several devastating agricultural diseases. They are characterized by the production of teliospores, which are thick-walled dispersal agents. Teliospores can remain dormant for decades. The dormancy is characterized by low metabolic rates, paused macromolecular biosynthesis and greatly reduced levels of respiration. Upon receiving required environmental signals, teliospores germinate to produce haploid cells, which can initiate new rounds of infection. Teliospore germination is characterized by the resumption of macromolecular biosynthesis, increased respiration and dramatic morphological changes. In order to precisely measure changes in cellular respiration during the early stages of germination, we have developed a simple protocol employing a Clark-type respirometer. The later stages of germination are distinguished by specific morphological changes, but germination is asynchronous. We developed a microdissection technique that enables us to collect teliospores at distinct germination stages.

Smut fungi cause many devastating agricultural diseases. They are dispersed as dormant teliospores that germinate in response to environmental cues. We outline two methods to investigate molecular changes during germination: measuring respiration increase to detect metabolic activation and assessing changing molecular events by isolating teliospores at distinct morphological stages.

Smut fungi are the etiological agents of several devastating agricultural diseases. They are characterized by the production of teliospores, which are ...

Isolation and Selection of Entomopathogenic Fungi from Soil Samples and Evaluation of Fungal Virulence against Insect Pests

Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are one of the microbial control agents for integrated pest management. To control local or invasive pests, it is important to isolate and select indigenous EPF. Therefore, the soil bait method combined with the insect bait (mealworm, Tenebrio molitor) system was used in this study with some modifications. The isolated EPF were then subjected to the virulence test against the agricultural pest Spodoptera litura. Furthermore, the potential EPF strains were subjected to morphological and molecular identifications. In addition, the conidia production and thermotolerance assay were performed for the promising EPF strains and compared; these data were further substituted into the formula of effective conidia number (ECN) for laboratory ranking. The soil bait-mealworm system and the ECN formula can be improved by replacing insect species and integrating more stress factors for the evaluation of commercialization and field application. This protocol provides a quick and efficient approach for EPF selection and will improve the research on biological control agents.

Here we present a protocol based on the&#160;mealworm (Tenebrio molitor)-bait system that was used for isolating and selecting entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) from soil samples. An effective conidia number (ECN) formula is used to select high stress tolerant EPF based on physiological characteristics for pest microbial control in the field.

Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are one of the microbial control agents for integrated pest management. To control local or invasive pests, it is important ...

Comparison of Methods for Isolating Entomopathogenic Fungi from Soil Samples

The goal of the present study is to compare the effectiveness of using insect baits versus artificial selective medium for isolating entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) from soil samples. The soil is a rich habitat for microorganisms, including EPF particularly belonging to the genera Metarhizium and Beauveria, which can regulate arthropod pests. Biological products based on fungi are available in the market mainly for agricultural arthropod pest control. Nevertheless, despite the high endemic biodiversity, only a few strains are used in commercial bioproducts worldwide. In the present study, 524 soil samples were cultured on potato dextrose agar enriched with yeast extract supplemented with chloramphenicol, thiabendazole, and cycloheximide (CTC medium). The growth of fungal colonies was observed for 3 weeks. All Metarhizium and Beauveria EPF were morphologically identified at the genus level. Additionally, some isolates were molecularly identified at the species level. Twenty-four out of these 524 soil samples were also surveyed for EPF occurrence using the insect bait method (Galleria mellonella and Tenebrio molitor). A total of 51 EPF strains were isolated (41 Metarhizium spp. and 10 Beauveria spp.) from the 524 soil samples. All fungal strains were isolated either from croplands or grasslands. Of the 24 samples selected for comparison, 91.7% were positive for EPF using Galleria bait, 62.5% using Tenebrio bait, and 41.7% using CTC. Our results suggested that using insect baits to isolate the EPF from the soil is more efficient than using the CTC medium. The comparison of isolation methods in addition to the identification and conservation of EPF has a positive impact on the knowledge about biodiversity. The improvement of EPF collection supports scientific development and technological innovation.

Entomopathogenic fungal colonies are isolated from tropical soil samples using Tenebrio bait, Galleria bait, as well as selective artificial medium, i.e., potato dextrose agar enriched with yeast extract supplemented with chloramphenicol, thiabendazole, and cycloheximide (CTC medium).

The goal of the present study is to compare the effectiveness of using insect baits versus artificial selective medium for isolating entomopathogenic ...

Isolation and Screening from Soil Biodiversity for Fungi Involved in the Degradation of Recalcitrant Materials

Environmental pollution is an increasing problem, and identifying fungi involved in the bioremediation process is an essential task. Soil hosts an incredible diversity of microbial life and can be a good source of these bioremediative fungi. This work aims to search for soil fungi with bioremediation potential by using different screening tests. Mineral culture media supplemented with recalcitrant substances as the sole carbon source were used as growth tests. First, soil dilutions were plated on Petri dishes with mineral medium amended with humic acids or lignocellulose. The growing fungal colonies were isolated and tested on different substrates, such as complex mixtures of hydrocarbons (petrolatum and used motor oil) and powders of different plastic polymers (PET, PP, PS, PUR, PVC). Qualitative enzymatic tests were associated with the growth tests to investigate the production of esterases, laccases, peroxidases, and proteases. These enzymes are involved in the main degradation processes of recalcitrant material, and their constitutive secretion by the examined fungal strains could have the potential to be exploited for bioremediation. More than 100 strains were isolated and tested, and several isolates with good bioremediation potential were found. In conclusion, the described screening tests are an easy and low-cost method to identify fungal strains with bioremediation potential from the soil. In addition, it is possible to tailor the screening tests for different pollutants, according to requirements, by adding other recalcitrant substances to minimal culture media.

Here, we present a protocol for screening soil biodiversity to look for fungal strains involved in the degradation of recalcitrant materials. First, fungal strains able to grow on humic acids or lignocellulose are isolated. Their activity is then tested both in enzymatic assays and on pollutants such as hydrocarbons and plastics.

Environmental pollution is an increasing problem, and identifying fungi involved in the bioremediation process is an essential task. Soil hosts an ...

Isolation, Characterization, and Total DNA Extraction to Identify Endophytic Fungi in Mycoheterotrophic Plants

Mycoheterotrophic plants present one of the most extreme forms of mycorrhizal dependency, having totally lost their autotrophic capacity. As essential as any other vital resource, the fungi with which these plants intimately associate are essential for them. Hence, some of the most relevant techniques in studying mycoheterotrophic species are the ones that enable the investigation of associated fungi, especially those inhabiting roots and subterranean organs. In this context, techniques for identifying culture-dependent and culture-independent endophytic fungi are commonly applied. Isolating fungal endophytes provides a means for morphologically identifying them, analyzing their diversity, and maintaining inocula for applications in the symbiotic germination of orchid seeds. However, it is known that there is a large variety of non-culturable fungi inhabiting plant tissues. Thus, culture-independent molecular identification techniques offer a broader cover of species diversity and abundance. This article aims to provide the methodological support necessary for starting two investigation procedures: a culture-dependent and an independent one. Regarding the culture-dependent protocol, the processes of collecting and maintaining plant samples from collection sites to laboratory facilities are detailed, along with isolating filamentous fungi from subterranean and aerial organs of mycoheterotrophic plants, keeping a collection of isolates, morphologically characterizing hyphae by slide culture methodology, and molecular identification of fungi by total DNA extraction. Encompassing culture-independent methodologies, the detailed procedures include collecting plant samples for metagenomic analyses and total DNA extraction from achlorophyllous plant organs using a commercial kit. Finally, continuity protocols (e.g., polymerase chain reaction [PCR], sequencing) are also suggested for analyses, and techniques are presented here.

The current article aims to provide detailed and adequate protocols for the isolation of plant-associated endophytic fungi, long-term preservation of isolates, morphological characterization, and total DNA extraction for subsequent molecular identification and metagenomic analyses.

Mycoheterotrophic plants present one of the most extreme forms of mycorrhizal dependency, having totally lost their autotrophic capacity. As essential as ...

Investigating Bacterial-Fungal Interactions using Fungal Highway Columns in Diverse Environments and Substrates

Bacterial-fungal interactions (BFIs) play an integral role in shaping microbial community composition, biogeochemical functions, spatial dynamics, and microbial dispersal. Mycelial networks created by filamentous fungi or other filamentous microorganisms (e.g., Oomycetes) act as 'fungal highways' that can be utilized by bacteria for transport throughout heterogeneous environments, greatly facilitating their mobility and granting them access to regions that may be challenging or impossible to reach on their own (e.g., due to air pockets within the soil). Several devices and experimental protocols have been created to study these fungal highways, including fungal highway columns. The fungal highway column designed by our group can be used for a variety of in situ or in vitro applications, as well as with diverse environmental and host-associated sample types. Herein, we describe the methods for performing experiments with these columns, including designing, printing, sterilizing, and preparing the devices. The options for analyzing data obtained from the use of these devices are also discussed here, and troubleshooting advice regarding potential pitfalls associated with experiments using fungal highway columns is offered. These devices can be used to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the diversity, mechanisms, and dynamics of fungal highway BFIs to provide valuable insights into the structural and functional dynamics within complex environments (e.g., soils) and across diverse habitats in which bacteria and fungi co-exist.

This protocol provides detailed instructions on how to construct, sterilize, assemble, utilize, and reuse the fungal highway columns to enrich bacterial-fungal pairs interacting through fungal highways from diverse environmental substrates.

Bacterial-fungal interactions (BFIs) play an integral role in shaping microbial community composition, biogeochemical functions, spatial dynamics, and ...

Filamentous Fungi

Source: Laboratories of Dr. Ian Pepper and Dr. Charles Gerba - The University of Arizona 
Demonstrating Author: Bradley Schmitz
Fungi are heterotrophic eukaryotic organisms, and with the exception of yeasts, are aerobic. They are abundant in surface soils and are important for their role in nutrient cycling and the decomposition of organic matter and organic contaminants. White rot fungi (phanerochaete chryosporium) for example, (Figure 1) are known to degrade aromatics.

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Figure 1. White rot on birch.

Culture, Enumeration and Identification of Filamentous Fungi from Soil

Source: Laboratories of Dr. Ian Pepper and Dr. Charles Gerba - The University of Arizona
Demonstrating Author: Bradley Schmitz
Fungi are heterotrophic ...

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Culturing and Enumerating Bacteria from Soil Samples

Source: Laboratories of Dr. Ian Pepper and Dr. Charles Gerba - The University of Arizona 
Demonstrating Authors: Bradley Schmitz and Luisa Ikner
Surface soils are a heterogeneous mixture of inorganic and organic particles that combine together to form secondary aggregates. Within and between the aggregates are voids or pores that visually contain both air and water. These conditions create an ideal ecosystem for bacteria, so all soils contain vast populations of bacteria, usually over 1 million per gram of soil.
Bacteria are the simplest of microorganisms, known as prokaryotes. Within this prokaryotic group, there are the filamentous microbes known as actinomycetes. Actinomycetes are actually bacteria, but they are frequently considered to be a unique group within the classification of bacteria because of their filamentous structure, which consists of multiple cells strung together to form hyphae. This experiment uses glycerol case media that select for actinomycete colonies, during dilution and plating. Typically, actinomycetes are approximately 10% of the total bacterial population. Bacteria and actinomycetes are found in every environment on Earth, but the abundance and diversity of these microbes in soil is unparalleled. These microbes are also essential for human life and affect what people eat, drink, breathe, or touch. In addition, there are bacterial species that can infect people and cause disease, and there are bacteria that can produce natural products capable of healing people. Actinomycetes are particularly important for producing antibiotics, such as streptomycin. Bacteria are critical for nutrient cycling, plant growth, and degradation of organic contaminants.
Bacteria are highly diverse in terms of the number of species that can be found in soil, in part because they are physiologically and metabolically diverse. Bacteria can be heterotrophic, meaning they utilize organic compounds, such as glucose, for food and energy, or autotrophic, meaning they utilize inorganic compounds, such as elemental sulfur, for food and energy. They can also be aerobic, utilizing oxygen for respiration, or anaerobic, utilizing combined forms of oxygen, such as nitrate or sulfate, to respire. Some bacteria can use oxygen or combined forms of oxygen and are known as facultative anaerobes.

Source: Laboratories of Dr. Ian Pepper and Dr. Charles Gerba - The University of Arizona
Demonstrating Authors: Bradley Schmitz and Luisa Ikner
Surface ...