Global analysis of the apple fruit microbiome: are all apples the same?

ABSTRACT: We present the first worldwide study on the apple (Malus × domestica) fruit microbiome that examines questions regarding the composition and the assembly of microbial communities on and in apple fruit. Results revealed that the composition and structure of the fungal and bacterial communities associated with apple fruit vary and are highly dependent on geographical location. The study also confirmed that the spatial variation in the fungal and bacterial composition of different fruit tissues exists at a global level. Fungal diversity varied significantly in fruit harvested in different geographical locations and suggests a potential link between location and the type and rate of postharvest diseases that develop in each country. The global core microbiome of apple fruit was represented by

SUBMITTER: Abdelfattah A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8596679 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature