The phyllosphere microbiome shifts toward combating melanose pathogen.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plants can recruit beneficial microbes to enhance their ability to defend against pathogens. However, in contrast to the intensively studied roles of the rhizosphere microbiome in suppressing plant pathogens, the collective community-level change and effect of the phyllosphere microbiome in response to pathogen invasion remains largely elusive.

Results

Here, we integrated 16S metabarcoding, shotgun metagenomics and culture-dependent methods to systematically investigate the changes in phyllosphere microbiome between infected and uninfected citrus leaves by Diaporthe citri, a fungal pathogen causing melanose disease worldwide. Multiple microbiome features suggested a shift in phyllosphere microbiome upon D. citri infection, highlighted by the marked reduction of co

SUBMITTER: Li PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8976405 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature