Plant tissue type and mineral contents shape endophytic bacterial communities in the Sisre berry plant [Synsepalum dulcificum (Schumach & Thonn.) Daniell] in Benin.

ABSTRACT: Diverse endophytic bacteria inhabit distinct tissues of a given species and are essential for plant growth and resilience to various stresses. Little information is available on bacterial endophytes associated with Synsepalum dulcificum, an opportunity fruit crop with high economic and medicinal values. Using Illumina sequencing of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene, the diversity and structure of the endophytic bacterial community in the roots and leaves of S. dulcificum were determined, considering 29 accessions from three distinct phenotypes located either in home gardens or on farms in Benin. 2,468 Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) were recorded in the leaf and root endosphere of S. dulcificum, affiliated with 20 bacterial phyla, 49 classes, 125 orders, 217 families and 365 genera. Actinomyc

SUBMITTER: Adigoun RFR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12233289 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature