Metagenomic Analyses of the Soybean Root Mycobiome and Microbiome Reveal Signatures of the Healthy and Diseased Plants Affected by Taproot Decline.

ABSTRACT: Invading pathogens interact with plant-associated microbial communities, which can be altered under the pressure of pathogen infection. Limited information exists on plant-microbe interactions occurring during natural outbreaks in agricultural fields. Taproot decline (TRD) of soybean is an emerging disease caused by Xylaria necrophora. TRD disease occurrence and yield loss associated with TRD are outstanding issues in soybean production. We applied nuclear ribosomal DNA Internal Transcribed Spacers and 16S rRNA gene taxonomic marker sequencing to define the composition of the fungal and bacterial communities associated with healthy and diseased soybean roots collected from the Mississippi Delta. The plant compartment was a significant factor regulating taxonomic diversity, followed

SUBMITTER: Popescu SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9143508 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature