A Microbiome Study Reveals Seasonal Variation in Endophytic Bacteria Among different Mulberry Cultivars.

ABSTRACT: Knowledge of seasonal shifts in the bacterial community composition among different mulberry (Morus L.) cultivars will facilitate to develop the biocontrol phytopathogens strategy using endophytic bacteria. The present study investigated the endophytic bacterial communities of four mulberry cultivars that have different resistance to mulberry fruit sclerotiniosis using Illumina-based sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene fragment in spring and autumn. The results indicated that spring samples harbor higher bacterial operational taxonomic units (OTUs), α-diversity, and bacterial community complexity in comparison with autumn samples. The taxonomic composition analysis showed that the majority of endophytes were composed of Proteobacteria (genus level: Methylobaterium) and Actinobact

SUBMITTER: Ou T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6702411 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature