Epichloe Fungal Endophytes Influence Seed-Associated Bacterial Communities.

ABSTRACT: Seeds commonly harbour diverse bacterial communities that can enhance the fitness of future plants. The bacterial microbiota associated with mother plant's foliar tissues is one of the main sources of bacteria for seeds. Therefore, any ecological factor influencing the mother plant's microbiota may also affect the diversity of the seed's bacterial community. Grasses form associations with beneficial vertically transmitted fungal endophytes of genus Epichloë. The interaction of plants with Epichloë endophytes and insect herbivores can influence the plant foliar microbiota. However, it is unknown whether these interactions (alone or in concert) can affect the assembly of bacterial communities in the produced seed. We subjected Lolium multiflorum plants with and without i

SUBMITTER: Bastias DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8764391 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature