Community ecological succession of endophytic fungi associates with medicinal compound accumulation in Sophora alopecuroides.

ABSTRACT: Endophytic fungi of medicinal plants are symbiotic with the host and play an important role in determining metabolites. To understand the relationship between the accumulation of Sophora alopecuroides' medicinal bioactive compounds and the ecological succession of endophytic fungi, here we collected samples from S. alopecuroides at four developmental stages (adult, flowering, podding, and mature) and different organs (roots, stems, leaves, and seeds) at the mature stage. We then used high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and high-throughput sequencing on the internal transcribed spacer region to identify the medicinal compounds and endophytic fungal communities in each sample. The endophytic fungal community characteristics and accumulation of medicinally b

SUBMITTER: Ju M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10845968 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature