The Greenhouse Phyllosphere Microbiome and Associations with Introduced Bumblebees and Predatory Mites.

ABSTRACT: Greenhouses are highly productive environments in which conditions are regulated to optimize plant growth. The enclosed character of greenhouses usually results in reduced microbial diversity, while it is known that a diverse microbiome is important for plant health. Therefore, we explored the phyllosphere microbiome of tomatoes and strawberries grown in greenhouses. We observed that the microbiome of both crops was low in diversity and abundance and varied considerably over time and space. Interestingly, the core taxa of tomatoes were Snodgrasella and Gilliamella, genera typically associated with bumblebees. The same amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) were found on reared bumblebees, indicating that the bumblebees, present in the sampled greenhouses to pollinate flowers, had introduced and

SUBMITTER: Legein M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9431046 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature