Effect of Epichloe gansuensis Endophyte on Seed-Borne Microbes and Seed Metabolites in Achnatherum inebrians.

ABSTRACT: The seed-borne microbiota and seed metabolites of the grass Achnatherum inebrians, either host to Epichloë gansuensis (endophyte infected [EI]) or endophyte free (EF), were investigated. This study determined the microbial communities both within the seed (endophytic) and on the seed surface (epiphytic) and of the protective glumes by using Illumina sequencing technology. Epichloë gansuensis decreased the richness of the seed-borne microbiota except for the epiphytic fungi of glumes and also decreased the diversity of seed-borne microbiota. In addition, metabolites of seeds and glumes were detected using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Unlike with the seeds of EF plants, the presence of E. gansuensis resulted in significant changes in the conten

SUBMITTER: Liang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10100691 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature