Unlocking the bacterial and fungal communities assemblages of sugarcane microbiome.

ABSTRACT: Plant microbiome and its manipulation herald a new era for plant biotechnology with the potential to benefit sustainable crop production. However, studies evaluating the diversity, structure and impact of the microbiota in economic important crops are still rare. Here we describe a comprehensive inventory of the structure and assemblage of the bacterial and fungal communities associated with sugarcane. Our analysis identified 23,811 bacterial OTUs and an unexpected 11,727 fungal OTUs inhabiting the endophytic and exophytic compartments of roots, shoots, and leaves. These communities originate primarily from native soil around plants and colonize plant organs in distinct patterns. The sample type is the primary driver of fungal community assemblage, and the organ compartment plays a major r

SUBMITTER: de Souza RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4928081 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature