Time-Course Responses of Apple Leaf Endophytes to the Infection of Gymnosporangium yamadae.

ABSTRACT: Apple rust, caused by Gymnosporangium yamadae, poses a significant challenge to apple production. Prior studies have underscored the pivotal role played by endophytic microbial communities, intimately linked with the host, in influencing plant diseases and their pathogenic outcomes. The objective of this study is to scrutinize alternations in endophytic microbial communities within apple leaves at different stages of apple rust using high-throughput sequencing technology. The findings revealed a discernible pattern characterized by an initial increase and subsequent decrease in the alpha diversity of microbial communities in diseased leaves. A microbial co-occurrence network analysis revealed that the complexity of the bacterial community in diseased leaves diminished initially and

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10890309 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature