Spatiotemporal Assembly of Bacterial and Fungal Communities of Seed-Seedling-Adult in Rice.

ABSTRACT: Seeds harbor not only genetic information about plants but also microbial communities affecting plants' vigor. Knowledge on the movement and formation of seed microbial communities during plant development remains insufficient. Here, we address this knowledge gap by investigating endophytic bacterial and fungal communities of seeds, seedlings, and adult rice plants. We found that seed coats act as microbial niches for seed bacterial and fungal communities. The presence or absence of the seed coat affected taxonomic composition and diversity of bacterial and fungal communities associated with seeds and seedlings. Ordination analysis showed that niche differentiation between above- and belowground compartments leads to compositional differences in endophytic bacterial and fungal communities

SUBMITTER: Kim H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8375405 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature