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Area of Science:

  • Mycology
  • Systems Biology
  • Network Science

Background:

  • Multicellular organisms rely on transport networks for nutrient distribution and waste removal.
  • Fungal foraging mycelia present unique transport challenges and network structures compared to plant or animal systems.
  • Understanding mycelial transport is crucial for efficient resource allocation and network integrity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize nutrient transport and network formation in foraging mycelia across various spatial scales.
  • To develop and apply novel imaging and software tools for analyzing mycelial transport dynamics.
  • To investigate the self-organization principles underlying mycelial network development and resilience.

Main Methods:

  • Time-lapse confocal imaging and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching for hyphal transport.
  • Photon-counting scintillation imaging for visualizing radiolabel movement in microcosms.
  • Graph theory for characterizing network development, dynamics, resilience, and cost.

Main Results:

  • Quantified diffusive transport rates within individual hyphae and simulated impacts on a millimeter scale.
  • Revealed rapid, preferential nitrogen allocation, bi-directional transport, route switching, and pulsatile transport phenomena.
  • Demonstrated self-organization into distinct domains identified by pulse phase relationships in developing colonies.

Conclusions:

  • Fungal mycelial transport is complex, involving rapid resource allocation and self-organization into functional domains.
  • Novel imaging and modeling approaches provide unprecedented insights into mycelial network dynamics.
  • Mycelial networks exhibit resilience and efficient transport strategies adapted to patchy environments.