Engineering banana endosphere microbiome to improve Fusarium wilt resistance in banana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plant microbiome highlights the importance of endosphere microbiome for growth and health of the host plant. Microbial community analysis represents an elegant way to identify keystone microbial species that have a more central position in the community. The aim of this study was to access the interactions between the keystone bacterial species and plants during banana Fusarium wilt process, by comparing the endophytic bacterial and fungal community in banana roots and shoot tips during growth and wilting processes. The keystone bacterial species were isolated and further engineered to improve banana wilt resistance.

Results

Banana endosphere microbiome structure varied during plant growth and wilting processes. Bacterial and fungal diversity in the shoot tips and

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6521393 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature