Bacterial microbiome of root-associated endophytes of Salicornia europaea in correspondence to different levels of salinity.

ABSTRACT: The halophytes have evolved several strategies to survive in saline environments; however, an additional support from their associated microbiota helps combat adverse conditions. Hence, our driving interests to investigate the endophytic bacterial community richness, diversity, and composition associated to roots of Salicornia europaea from two test sites with different origins of soil salinity. We assumed that salinity will have a negative effect on the diversity of endophytes but simultaneously will permit the high occurrence of halophylic bacteria. Further, to establish the role of the host and its external environment in determining the endophytic diversity, we analyzed the physico-chemical parameters of root zone soil and the concentration of salt ions in the plant roots. The results

SUBMITTER: Szymanska S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6133108 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature