Response of the Endophytic Microbiome in Cotinus coggygria Roots to Verticillium Wilt Infection.

ABSTRACT: Verticillium wilt caused by Verticillium dahliae Kleb. is a lethal soil-borne fungal disease of Cotinus coggygria. The plant endophytic microbiome plays an important role in maintaining plant health and disease resistance, but it is unclear how the endophytic microbiome of C. coggygria roots varies in response to Verticillium wilt occurrence. In this study, the endophytic microbial diversity, community composition, dominant species, and co-occurrence network of C. coggygria under Verticillium wilt-affected and healthy conditions were assessed using Illumina sequencing. Compared with healthy plants, the bacterial alpha diversity indices of Verticillium wilt-affected plants decreased significantly, while the fungal alpha diversity indices showed obvious increases.

SUBMITTER: Cheng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11595824 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature