Niche differentiation rather than biogeography shapes the diversity and composition of microbiome of Cycas panzhihuaensis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given their adaptation to nutrient-poor and drought environments, cycads are vital models for plant-microbiome interaction research because they are likely to host an important reservoir of beneficial microbes that may support cycad survival. However, a comprehensive understanding of the diversity and community composition of microbiome associated with different plant compartments as well as bulk soils of cycad species remains elusive.

Method

An extensive investigation of species diversity and community composition of bacterial and fungal microbiome in roots, seeds, unfertilized seeds, ovules, pollens, and soils of Cycas panzhihuaensis L. Zhou & S. Y. Yang has been conducted by high-through sequencing technology. Moreover, principal component analysis (PCA), hiera

SUBMITTER: Zheng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6888988 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature