Duckweed hosts a taxonomically similar bacterial assemblage as the terrestrial leaf microbiome.

ABSTRACT: Culture-independent characterization of microbial communities associated with popular plant model systems have increased our understanding of the plant microbiome. However, the integration of other model systems, such as duckweed, could facilitate our understanding of plant microbiota assembly and evolution. Duckweeds are floating aquatic plants with many characteristics, including small size and reduced plant architecture, that suggest their use as a facile model system for plant microbiome studies. Here, we investigated the structure and assembly of the duckweed bacterial microbiome. First, a culture-independent survey of the duckweed bacterial microbiome from different locations in New Jersey revealed similar phylogenetic profiles. These studies showed that Proteobacteria is a dominant

SUBMITTER: Acosta K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7004381 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature