Comparative Research on Metabolites of Different Species of Epichloe Endophytes and Their Host Achnatherum sibiricum.

ABSTRACT: Achnatherum sibiricum can be infected by two species of fungal endophytes, Epichloë gansuensis (Eg) and Epichloë sibirica (Es). In this study, the metabolites of Eg, Es, and their infected plants were studied by GC-MS analysis. The results showed that the metabolic profiles of Eg and Es were similar in general, and only six differential metabolites were detected. The direct effect of endophyte infection on the metabolites in A. sibiricum was that endophyte-infected plants could produce mannitol, which was not present in uninfected plants. Epichloë infection indirectly caused an increase in the soluble sugars in A. sibiricum related to growth and metabolites related to the defense against pathogens and herbivores, suc

SUBMITTER: Deng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9225340 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature