Genomic insights and biocontrol potential of ten bacterial strains from the tomato core microbiome.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite their adverse environmental effects, modern agriculture relies heavily on agrochemicals to manage diseases and pests and enhance plant growth and productivity. Some of these functions could instead be fulfilled by endophytes from the plant microbiota, which have diverse activities beneficial for plant growth and health.

Methods

We therefore used a microbiome-guided top-down approach to select ten bacterial strains from different taxa in the core microbiome of tomato plants in the production chain for evaluation as potential bioinoculants. High-quality genomes for each strain were obtained using Oxford Nanopore long-read and Illumina short-read sequencing, enabling the dissection of their genetic makeup to identify phyto-beneficial traits.

Results

SUBMITTER: Nicotra D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11381245 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature