The Himalayan Onion (Allium wallichii Kunth) Harbors Unique Spatially Organized Bacterial Communities.

ABSTRACT: Plant-associated microorganisms are known to contribute with various beneficial functions to the health and productivity of their hosts, yet the microbiome of most plants remains unexplored. This especially applies to wild relatives of cultivated plants, which might harbor beneficial microorganisms that were lost during intensive breeding. We studied bacterial communities of the Himalayan onion (Allium wallichii Kunth), a wild relative of onion native to mountains in East Asia. The bacterial community structure was assessed in different plant microhabitats (rhizosphere, endosphere, anthosphere) by sequencing of 16S rRNA gene fragment amplicons. Targeted bioinformatic analyses were implemented in order to identify unique features in each habitat and to map the overall community in the first

SUBMITTER: Chen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8551121 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature