Endophyte Acrocalymma vagum establishes the holobiont with rice to attract beneficial microorganisms and promote disease resistance.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Endophytic fungi are essential microorganisms in promoting plant health. However, the mechanism of endophytic fungi regulating root microbiota to enhance crop production and resistance remains unclear.

Objectives

We aimed i) to explore the microbial alteration driven by endophytic Acrocalymma vagum in developing crop yield and rice resistance; ii) to reveal the mechanism of root-released compound stimulated by A. vagum in recruiting benefit microbes.

Methods

The microbiome was applied in a culture-dependent and culture-independent method to study the microbial communities of the A. vagum-rice holobiont using 16S rRNA and ITS gene metabarcoding. Non-target metabolome identified distinct metabolites responsible for community variations. Label-free proteomic

SUBMITTER: Zeng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12766220 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature