Epiphytic and endophytic bacteria on Camellia oleifera phyllosphere: exploring region and cultivar effect.

ABSTRACT: The epiphytic and endophytic bacteria play an important role in the healthy growth of plants. Both plant species and growth environmental influence the bacterial population diversity, yet it is inconclusive whether it is the former or the latter that has a greater impact. To explore the communities of the epiphytic and endophytic microbes in Camellia oleifera, this study assessed three representative C. oleifera cultivars from three areas in Hunan, China by Illumina high-throughput sequencing. The results showed that the diversity and species richness of endophytic microbial community in leaves were significantly higher than those of microbial community in the epiphytic. The diversity and species richness of epiphytic and endophytic microbes are complex when the same cultivar was grown in

SUBMITTER: Chen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11089727 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature