The effect of Epichloe endophyte on phyllosphere microbes and leaf metabolites in Achnatherum inebrians.

ABSTRACT: Upon exposure to the prevailing environment, leaves become increasingly colonized by fungi and bacteria located on the surface (epiphytic) or within (endophytic) the leaves. Many cool season grasses, including Achnatherum inebrians, host a seed-borne, intercellular, mutualistic Epichloë fungal endophyte, the growth of which is synchronized with the host grass. A study utilizing illumina sequencing was used to examine the epiphytic and endophytic microbial communities in Epichloë endophyte-infected and endophyte-free A. inebrians plants growing under hot dry field conditions. The presence of Epichloë endophyte increased the Shannon and decreased Simpson diversity of bacterial and fungal communities. Sphingomonas and Hymenobacter bacteria and

SUBMITTER: Liu B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8991375 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature