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Hale B, Watts C, Conatser M, Brown E, Wijeratne AJ. Fine-scale characterization of the soybean rhizosphere microbiome via synthetic long reads and avidity sequencing. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOME 2024; 19:46. [PMID: 38997772 PMCID: PMC11241880 DOI: 10.1186/s40793-024-00590-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The rhizosphere microbiome displays structural and functional dynamism driven by plant, microbial, and environmental factors. While such plasticity is a well-evidenced determinant of host health, individual and community-level microbial activity within the rhizosphere remain poorly understood, due in part to the insufficient taxonomic resolution achieved through traditional marker gene amplicon sequencing. This limitation necessitates more advanced approaches (e.g., long-read sequencing) to derive ecological inferences with practical application. To this end, the present study coupled synthetic long-read technology with avidity sequencing to investigate eukaryotic and prokaryotic microbiome dynamics within the soybean (Glycine max) rhizosphere under field conditions. RESULTS Synthetic long-read sequencing permitted de novo reconstruction of the entire 18S-ITS1-ITS2 region of the eukaryotic rRNA operon as well as all nine hypervariable regions of the 16S rRNA gene. All full-length, mapped eukaryotic amplicon sequence variants displayed genus-level classification, and 44.77% achieved species-level classification. The resultant eukaryotic microbiome encompassed five kingdoms (19 genera) of protists in addition to fungi - a depth unattainable with conventional short-read methods. In the prokaryotic fraction, every full-length, mapped amplicon sequence variant was resolved at the species level, and 23.13% at the strain level. Thirteen species of Bradyrhizobium were thereby distinguished in the prokaryotic microbiome, with strain-level identification of the two Bradyrhizobium species most reported to nodulate soybean. Moreover, the applied methodology delineated structural and compositional dynamism in response to experimental parameters (i.e., growth stage, cultivar, and biostimulant application), unveiled a saprotroph-rich core microbiome, provided empirical evidence for host selection of mutualistic taxa, and identified key microbial co-occurrence network members likely associated with edaphic and agronomic properties. CONCLUSIONS This study is the first to combine synthetic long-read technology and avidity sequencing to profile both eukaryotic and prokaryotic fractions of a plant-associated microbiome. Findings herein provide an unparalleled taxonomic resolution of the soybean rhizosphere microbiota and represent significant biological and technological advancements in crop microbiome research.
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- Brett Hale
- AgriGro Incorporated, Doniphan, MO, USA
- Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Arkansas State University, State University, AR, USA
- College of Science and Mathematics, Arkansas State University, State University, AR, USA
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- College of Agriculture, Arkansas State University, State University, AR, USA
- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- College of Agriculture, Arkansas State University, State University, AR, USA
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- College of Agriculture, Arkansas State University, State University, AR, USA
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- Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Arkansas State University, State University, AR, USA.
- College of Science and Mathematics, Arkansas State University, State University, AR, USA.
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Li L, Huang J, Liu Y, Zhang Q, Han Q, Liu Y, Zhang G, Wang X, Zhao W, Liu L. Analysis of microbial community composition and diversity in the rhizosphere of Salvia miltiorrhiza at different growth stages. Int Microbiol 2024:10.1007/s10123-024-00542-6. [PMID: 38833100 DOI: 10.1007/s10123-024-00542-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
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Salvia miltiorrhiza is a kind of medicinal plant with various pharmacological activities. Few studies on the composition and diversity of rhizosphere microbial communities at different growth stages have been conducted on Salvia miltiorrhiz; in particular, salviorrhiza grows in soil that has been continuously planted for 3 years. The purpose of this study was to understand the changes of soil physicochemical properties of Salvia miltiorrhiza at different growth stages, and to study the composition and diversity of rhizosphere microbial community at different growth stages. Illumina NovaSeq sequencing technology was used to analyze the bacterial 16S rRNA gene and the fungal ITS region in the rhizosphere soil of Salvia miltiorrhiza at different growth stages. The results showed that the dominant bacterial phyla in the Salvia miltiorrhiza rhizosphere were Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Acidobacteria, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, and Chloroflexi. The dominant fungal phyla were Ascomycota, Mortierellomycota, Basidiomycota, and Rozellomycota. During the growth of Salvia miltiorrhiza, the physical and chemical properties of soil changed. As the Salvia miltiorrhiza grew, the content of available phosphorus, available potassium, pH, nitrate nitrogen, and ammonium nitrogen significantly decreased. Ammonium nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen had a greater impact on the bacterial community structure in the rhizosphere than on the fungal community structure. The work was to reveal differences in the rhizosphere bacterial and fungal community structure during different growth stages of Salvia miltiorrhiza, further understand the changes of rhizosphere microbial ecological characteristics and soil physicochemical properties during the cultivation of Salvia miltiorrhiza.
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- Lina Li
- College of Agriculture and Forestry, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, China
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- College of Agriculture and Forestry, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, China
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- Shandong (Linyi) Institute of Modern Agriculture, Zhejiang University, Linyi, 276000, China
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- Linyi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Linyi, 276012, China
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- College of Agriculture and Forestry, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, China.
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- College of Agriculture and Forestry, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, China
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- College of Agriculture and Forestry, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, China
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- Specialized Cooperative for Planting Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yuantong, Pingyi County, 273300, China
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- Linyi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Linyi, 276012, China
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- Linyi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Linyi, 276012, China
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Kifushi M, Nishikawa Y, Hosokawa M, Ide K, Kogawa M, Anai T, Takeyama H. Analysis of microbial dynamics in the soybean root-associated environments from community to single-cell levels. J Biosci Bioeng 2024; 137:429-436. [PMID: 38570219 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2024.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Plant root-associated environments such as the rhizosphere, rhizoplane, and endosphere, are notably different from non-root-associated soil environments. However, the microbial dynamics in these spatially divided compartments remain unexplored. In this study, we propose a combinational analysis of single-cell genomics with 16S rRNA gene sequencing. This method enabled us to understand the entire soil microbiome and individual root-associated microorganisms. We applied this method to soybean microbiomes and revealed that their composition was different between the rhizoplane and rhizosphere in the early growth stages, but became more similar as growth progressed. In addition, a total of 610 medium- to high-quality single-amplified genomes (SAGs) were acquired, including plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) candidates while genomes with high GC content tended to be missed by SAGs. The whole-genome analyses of the SAGs suggested that rhizoplane-enriched Flavobacterium solubilizes organophosphate actively and Bacillus colonizes roots more efficiently. Single-cell genomics, together with 16S rRNA gene sequencing, enabled us to connect microbial taxonomy and function, and assess microorganisms at a strain resolution even in the complex soil microbiome.
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- Masako Kifushi
- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan; Computational Bio Big-Data Open Innovation Laboratory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Computational Bio Big-Data Open Innovation Laboratory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan; Research Organization for Nano and Life Innovation, Waseda University, 513 Wasedatsurumaki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan; Computational Bio Big-Data Open Innovation Laboratory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan; Research Organization for Nano and Life Innovation, Waseda University, 513 Wasedatsurumaki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan; Institute for Advanced Research of Biosystem Dynamics, Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan; Computational Bio Big-Data Open Innovation Laboratory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Research Organization for Nano and Life Innovation, Waseda University, 513 Wasedatsurumaki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan; Computational Bio Big-Data Open Innovation Laboratory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan; Research Organization for Nano and Life Innovation, Waseda University, 513 Wasedatsurumaki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan; Institute for Advanced Research of Biosystem Dynamics, Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan.
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Hirpara KR, Hinsu AT, Kothari RK. Metagenomic evaluation of peanut rhizosphere microbiome from the farms of Saurashtra regions of Gujarat, India. Sci Rep 2024; 14:10525. [PMID: 38720057 PMCID: PMC11079051 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61343-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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The narrow zone of soil around the plant roots with maximum microbial activity termed as rhizosphere. Rhizospheric bacteria promote the plant growth directly or indirectly by providing the nutrients and producing antimicrobial compounds. In this study, the rhizospheric microbiota of peanut plants was characterized from different farms using an Illumina-based partial 16S rRNA gene sequencing to evaluate microbial diversity and identify the core microbiome through culture-independent (CI) approach. Further, all rhizospheric bacteria that could grow on various nutrient media were identified, and the diversity of those microbes through culture-dependent method (CD) was then directly compared with their CI counterparts. The microbial population profiles showed a significant correlation with organic carbon and concentration of phosphate, manganese, and potassium in the rhizospheric soil. Genera like Sphingomicrobium, Actinoplanes, Aureimonas _A, Chryseobacterium, members from Sphingomonadaceae, Burkholderiaceae, Pseudomonadaceae, Enterobacteriaceae family, and Bacilli class were found in the core microbiome of peanut plants. As expected, the current study demonstrated more bacterial diversity in the CI method. However, a higher number of sequence variants were exclusively present in the CD approach compared to the number of sequence variants shared between both approaches. These CD-exclusive variants belonged to organisms that are more typically found in soil. Overall, this study portrayed the changes in the rhizospheric microbiota of peanuts in different rhizospheric soil and environmental conditions and gave an idea about core microbiome of peanut plant and comparative bacterial diversity identified through both approaches.
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- Krunal R Hirpara
- Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat, 360005, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat, 360005, India
- Royal Veterinary College, London, AL9 7TA, UK
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- Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat, 360005, India.
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Liang H, Yang L, He X, Wu Q, Chen D, Liu M, Shen P. Rhizosphere Ventilation Effects on Root Development and Bacterial Diversity of Peanut in Compacted Soil. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:790. [PMID: 38592790 PMCID: PMC10975058 DOI: 10.3390/plants13060790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Soil compaction is one of the crucial factors that restrains the root respiration, energy metabolism and growth of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) due to hypoxia, which can be alleviated by ventilation. We therefore carried out a pot experiment with three treatments: no ventilation control (CK), (2) ventilation volumes at 1.2 (T1), and 1.5 (T2) times of the standard ventilation volume (2.02 L/pot). Compared to no-ventilation in compacted soil, ventilation T1 significantly increased total root length, root surface area, root volume and tips at the peanut anthesis stage (62 days after sowing), while T2 showed a negative impact on the above-mentioned root morphological characteristics. At the podding stage (S2, 95 days after sowing), both ventilation treatments improved root morphology, especially under T1. Compared to CK, both ventilation T1 and T2 decreased the activities of enzymes involving the anaerobic respiration, including root lactate dehydrogenase, pyruvate decarboxylase and alcohol dehydrogenase. The activities of antioxidant enzymes of root superoxide dismutase, peroxidase and catalase also decreased at S1, while superoxide dismutase and peroxidase significantly increased under T1 at S2. The ventilation of compacted soil changed soil nitrogen-fixing bacterial communities, with highest bacterial alpha diversity indices under T1. The Pearson correlation analyses indicated a positive relationship between the relative abundance of Bradyrhizobiaceae and root activity, and between unclassified_family of Rhizobiales and the root surface area, while Enterobacteriaceae had a negative impact on the root nodule number. The Pearson correlation test showed that the root surface, tips and activity positively correlated with root superoxide dismutase and peroxidase activities. These results demonstrate that soil ventilation could enhance plant root growth, the diversity and function of soil nitrogen-fixing bacterial communities. The generated results from this present study could serve as important evidence in alleviating soil hypoxia caused by compaction.
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- Haiyan Liang
- Shandong Peanut Research Institute/Key Laboratory of Peanut Biology, Genetics & Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266100, China; (H.L.); (L.Y.); (Q.W.); (D.C.); (M.L.)
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- Shandong Peanut Research Institute/Key Laboratory of Peanut Biology, Genetics & Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266100, China; (H.L.); (L.Y.); (Q.W.); (D.C.); (M.L.)
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth 6009, Australia;
- Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 90616, USA
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- Shandong Peanut Research Institute/Key Laboratory of Peanut Biology, Genetics & Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266100, China; (H.L.); (L.Y.); (Q.W.); (D.C.); (M.L.)
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- Shandong Peanut Research Institute/Key Laboratory of Peanut Biology, Genetics & Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266100, China; (H.L.); (L.Y.); (Q.W.); (D.C.); (M.L.)
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- Shandong Peanut Research Institute/Key Laboratory of Peanut Biology, Genetics & Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266100, China; (H.L.); (L.Y.); (Q.W.); (D.C.); (M.L.)
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- Shandong Peanut Research Institute/Key Laboratory of Peanut Biology, Genetics & Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266100, China; (H.L.); (L.Y.); (Q.W.); (D.C.); (M.L.)
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Bak GR, Lee KK, Clark IM, Mauchline TH, Kavamura VN, Lund G, Jee S, Lee JT, Kim H, Lee YH. The potato rhizosphere microbiota correlated to the yield of three different regions in Korea. Sci Rep 2024; 14:4536. [PMID: 38402369 PMCID: PMC10894198 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55263-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024] Open
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We examined potato rhizosphere bacterial and fungal communities across three regions: Cheongju, Pyeongchang, and Gangneung. These regions have varying soil and climate conditions, resulting in different yields. We found that precipitation was the main limiting factor in our study while soil physiochemical factors affect bacterial and fungal microbiota in correlation with yield. Both bacterial and fungal microbiota showed distinct patterns according to the regions. ASVs positively correlated with yield were predominantly found in the Pyeongchang region which also produced the highest yields, while ASVs negatively correlated with yield were associated with Gangneung where the lowest yields were observed. The greatest bacterial and fungal diversity was detected in Pyeongchang consisting of Propionibacteriales, Burkholderiales, and Vicinamibacteriales. Gangneung, on the other hand primarily belong to Sordariales, Mortierellales, Cystofilobasidiales, and Tremellales. The putative yield-negative ASVs detected in Gangneung may have been influenced by drought stress. This work has highlighted key bacterial and fungal taxa as well as core taxa that may potentially be associated with high and low yields of potato in relation to metadata which includes soil chemical and physical parameters as well as weather data. Taken together we suggest that this information can be used to assess site suitability for potato production.
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- Gye-Ryeong Bak
- Highland Agriculture Research Institute, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Pyeongchang, 25342, Republic of Korea
- Interdisciplinary Programs in Agricultural Genomics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, The University of Chicago, 1101 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Sustainable Agriculture Sciences, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ, Hertfordshire, UK
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- Sustainable Agriculture Sciences, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ, Hertfordshire, UK
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- Sustainable Agriculture Sciences, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ, Hertfordshire, UK
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- Highland Agriculture Research Institute, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Pyeongchang, 25342, Republic of Korea
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- Highland Agriculture Research Institute, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Pyeongchang, 25342, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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- Interdisciplinary Programs in Agricultural Genomics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
- Center for Plant Microbiome Research, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
- Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Abulfaraj AA, Shami AY, Alotaibi NM, Alomran MM, Aloufi AS, Al-Andal A, AlHamdan NR, Alshehrei FM, Sefrji FO, Alsaadi KH, Abuauf HW, Alshareef SA, Jalal RS. Exploration of genes encoding KEGG pathway enzymes in rhizospheric microbiome of the wild plant Abutilon fruticosum. AMB Express 2024; 14:27. [PMID: 38381255 PMCID: PMC10881953 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-024-01678-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
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The operative mechanisms and advantageous synergies existing between the rhizobiome and the wild plant species Abutilon fruticosum were studied. Within the purview of this scientific study, the reservoir of genes in the rhizobiome, encoding the most highly enriched enzymes, was dominantly constituted by members of phylum Thaumarchaeota within the archaeal kingdom, phylum Proteobacteria within the bacterial kingdom, and the phylum Streptophyta within the eukaryotic kingdom. The ensemble of enzymes encoded through plant exudation exhibited affiliations with 15 crosstalking KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopaedia of Genes and Genomes) pathways. The ultimate goal underlying root exudation, as surmised from the present investigation, was the biosynthesis of saccharides, amino acids, and nucleic acids, which are imperative for the sustenance, propagation, or reproduction of microbial consortia. The symbiotic companionship existing between the wild plant and its associated rhizobiome amplifies the resilience of the microbial community against adverse abiotic stresses, achieved through the orchestration of ABA (abscisic acid) signaling and its cascading downstream effects. Emergent from the process of exudation are pivotal bioactive compounds including ATP, D-ribose, pyruvate, glucose, glutamine, and thiamine diphosphate. In conclusion, we hypothesize that future efforts to enhance the growth and productivity of commercially important crop plants under both favorable and unfavorable environmental conditions may focus on manipulating plant rhizobiomes.
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- Aala A Abulfaraj
- Biological Sciences Department, College of Science & Arts, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh 21911, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Jumum College University, Umm Al-Qura University, P.O. Box 7388, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 30002, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21493, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24381, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Science and Arts at Khulis, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21921, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21493, Saudi Arabia.
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Dos Santos JAF, do Nascimento AF, Rempel DM, Ferreira A. Changes in bacterial communities induced by integrated production systems and the phenological stages of soybean. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 912:168626. [PMID: 38013096 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Plant development and productivity depend on interactions with soil microorganisms for nutrient availability, promotion of growth and protection against phytopathogens. Although the influence of the phenological stages of soybean crops and their environmental conditions on the soil bacterial communities have already been reported, no studies have focused on the influence of integrated agrosilvopastoral systems on bacterial consortia. In this study, we evaluated the influence of the phenological stages of soybean cultivated under conventional full sunlight (CFS) and integrated crop-livestock-forestry (ICLF) systems on bacterial communities in the rhizosphere and in bulk soil using high-throughput sequencing techniques. Proteobacteria, Actinobacteriota and Acidobacteriota were the most abundant phyla in both the rhizosphere and the bulk soil at all growth stages. The results support our hypotheses that the richness and diversity of soil bacterial communities are influenced by different cultivation systems, and that the structure of the bacterial communities in the rhizosphere and the bulk soil are modulated by the phenological stages of the soybean crop.
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- Embrapa Agrossilvipastoril, Sinop, MT, Brazil; Embrapa Trigo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil.
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Zhang S, Han W, Liu T, Feng C, Jiang Q, Zhang B, Chen Y, Zhang Y. Tetracycline inhibits the nitrogen fixation ability of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) nodules in black soil by altering the root and rhizosphere bacterial communities. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 908:168047. [PMID: 37918730 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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Tetracycline is a widely used antibiotic and may thus also be an environmental contaminant with an influence on plant growth. The aim of this study was to investigate the inhibition mechanisms of tetracycline in relation to soybean growth and ecological networks in the roots and rhizosphere. To this end, we conducted a pot experiment in which soybean seedlings were grown in soil treated with 0, 10, or 25 mg/kg tetracycline. The effects of tetracycline pollution on growth, productivity, oxidative stress, and nitrogenase activity were evaluated. We further identified the changes in microbial taxa composition and structure at the genus and species levels by sequencing the 16S rRNA gene region. The results showed that tetracycline activates the antioxidant defense system in soybeans, which reduces the abundance of Bradyrhizobiaceae, inhibits the nitrogen-fixing ability, and decreases the nitrogen content in the root system. Tetracycline was also found to suppress the formation of the rhizospheric environment and decrease the complexity and stability of bacterial networks. Beta diversity analysis showed that the community structure of the root was markedly changed by the addition of tetracycline, which predominantly affected stochastic processes. These findings demonstrate that the influence of tetracycline on soybean roots could be attributed to the decreased stability of the bacterial community structure, which limits the number of rhizobium nodules and inhibits the nitrogen-fixing capacity. This exploration of the inhibitory mechanisms of tetracycline in relation to soybean root development emphasises the potential risks of tetracycline pollution to plant growth in an agricultural setting. Furthermore, this study provides a theoretical foundation from which to improve our understanding of the physiological toxicity of antibiotics in farmland.
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- Shuo Zhang
- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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Zhang J, Wang N, Li S, Wang J, Feng Y, Wang E, Li Y, Yang T, Chen W. The Effect of Different Rhizobial Symbionts on the Composition and Diversity of Rhizosphere Microorganisms of Chickpea in Different Soils. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:3421. [PMID: 37836161 PMCID: PMC10575130 DOI: 10.3390/plants12193421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is currently the third most important legume crop in the world. It could form root nodules with its symbiotic rhizobia in soils and perform bio-nitrogen fixation. Mesorhizobium ciceri is a prevalent species in the world, except China, where Mesorhizobium muleiense is the main species associated with chickpea. There were significant differences in the competitive ability between M. ciceri and M. muleiense in sterilized and unsterilized soils collected from Xinjiang, China, where chickpea has been grown long term. In unsterilized soils, M. muleiense was more competitive than M. ciceri, while in sterilized soils, the opposite was the case. In addition, the competitive ability of M. ciceri in soils of new areas of chickpea cultivation was significantly higher than that of M. muleiense. It was speculated that there might be some biological factors in Xinjiang soils of China that could differentially affect the competitive nodulation of these two chickpea rhizobia. To address this question, we compared the composition and diversity of microorganisms in the rhizosphere of chickpea inoculated separately with the above two rhizobial species in soils from old and new chickpea-producing regions. RESULTS Chickpea rhizosphere microbial diversity and composition varied in different areas and were affected significantly due to rhizobial inoculation. In general, eight dominant phyla with 34 dominant genera and 10 dominant phyla with 47 dominant genera were detected in the rhizosphere of chickpea grown in soils of Xinjiang and of the new zones, respectively, with the inoculated rhizobia. Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria were dominant at the phylum level in the rhizosphere of all soils. Pseudomonas appeared significantly enriched after inoculation with M. muleiense in soils from Xinjiang, a phenomenon not found in the new areas of chickpea cultivation, demonstrating that Pseudomonas might be the key biological factor affecting the competitive colonization of M. muleiense and M. ciceri there. CONCLUSIONS Different chickpea rhizobial inoculations of M. muleiense and M. ciceri affected the rhizosphere microbial composition in different sampling soils from different chickpea planting areas. Through high throughput sequencing and statistical analysis, it could be found that Pseudomonas might be the key microorganism influencing the competitive nodulation of different chickpea rhizobia in different soils, as it is the dominant non-rhizobia community in Xinjiang rhizosphere soils, but not in other areas.
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- Junjie Zhang
- College of Food and Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Food Production and Safety of Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico C.P. 11340, Mexico
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- College of Biological Sciences, Rhizobium Research Center, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Nobarinezhad MH, Wallace LE. Fine-scale genetic structure in rhizosphere microbial communities associated with Chamaecrista fasciculata (Fabaceae). Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e10570. [PMID: 37753306 PMCID: PMC10518841 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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Soil microbiota of the rhizosphere are an important extension of the plant phenotype because they impact the health and fitness of host plants. The composition of these communities is expected to differ among host plants due to influence by host genotype. Given that many plant populations exhibit fine-scale genetic structure (SGS), associated microbial communities may also exhibit SGS. In this study, we tested this hypothesis using Chamaecrista fasciculata, a legume species that has previously been determined to have significant SGS. We collected genetic data from prokaryotic and fungal rhizosphere communities in association with 70 plants in an area of ~400 square meters to investigate the presence of SGS in microbial communities. Bacteria of Acidobacteria, Protobacteria, and Bacteroidetes and fungi of Basidiomycota, Ascomycota, and Mortierellomycota were dominant members of the rhizosphere. Although microbial alpha diversity did not differ significantly among plants hosts, we detected significant compositional differences among the microbial communities as well as isolation by distance. The strongest factor associated with microbial distance was genetic distance of the other microbial community, followed by geographic distance, but there was not a significant association with plant genetic distance for either microbial community. This study further demonstrates the strong potential for spatial structuring of soil microbial communities at the smallest spatial scales and provides further insight into the complexity of factors that influence microbial composition in soils and in association with host plants.
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- Department of Biological SciencesOld Dominion UniversityNorfolkVirginiaUSA
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Matsuda H, Yamazaki Y, Moriyoshi E, Nakayasu M, Yamazaki S, Aoki Y, Takase H, Okazaki S, Nagano AJ, Kaga A, Yazaki K, Sugiyama A. Apoplast-Localized β-Glucosidase Elevates Isoflavone Accumulation in the Soybean Rhizosphere. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 64:486-500. [PMID: 36718526 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcad012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Plant specialized metabolites (PSMs) are often stored as glycosides within cells and released from the roots with some chemical modifications. While isoflavones are known to function as symbiotic signals with rhizobia and to modulate the soybean rhizosphere microbiome, the underlying mechanisms of root-to-soil delivery are poorly understood. In addition to transporter-mediated secretion, the hydrolysis of isoflavone glycosides in the apoplast by an isoflavone conjugate-hydrolyzing β-glucosidase (ICHG) has been proposed but not yet verified. To clarify the role of ICHG in isoflavone supply to the rhizosphere, we have isolated two independent mutants defective in ICHG activity from a soybean high-density mutant library. In the root apoplastic fraction of ichg mutants, the isoflavone glycoside contents were significantly increased, while isoflavone aglycone contents were decreased, indicating that ICHG hydrolyzes isoflavone glycosides into aglycones in the root apoplast. When grown in a field, the lack of ICHG activity considerably reduced isoflavone aglycone contents in roots and the rhizosphere soil, although the transcriptomes showed no distinct differences between the ichg mutants and wild-types (WTs). Despite the change in isoflavone contents and composition of the root and rhizosphere of the mutants, root and rhizosphere bacterial communities were not distinctive from those of the WTs. Root bacterial communities and nodulation capacities of the ichg mutants did not differ from the WTs under nitrogen-deficient conditions either. Taken together, these results indicate that ICHG elevates the accumulation of isoflavones in the soybean rhizosphere but is not essential for isoflavone-mediated plant-microbe interactions.
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- Hinako Matsuda
- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, 611-0011 Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, 611-0011 Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, 611-0011 Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, 611-0011 Japan
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- Department of Integrative Genomics, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Seiryo 2-1, Sendai, 980-8573 Japan
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- Department of Integrative Genomics, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Seiryo 2-1, Sendai, 980-8573 Japan
- Department of Applied Information Sciences, Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba 6-3-09, Aramaki-aza Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8579 Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioenvironmental Science, Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Sogabecho Nanjo Otani 1-1, Kameoka, 621-8555 Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Saiwaicho 3-5-8, Fuchu, 183-8509 Japan
- Department of International Environmental and Agricultural Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Saiwaicho 3-5-8, Fuchu, 183-8509 Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukoku University, Seta Oe-cho Yokotani 1-5, Otsu, 520-2194 Japan
- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Nipponkoku 403-1, Daihouji, Tsuruoka, 997-0017 Japan
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- Institute of Crop Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Kannondai 2-1-2, Tsukuba, 305-8518 Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, 611-0011 Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, 611-0011 Japan
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Roriz M, Pereira SI, Castro PM, Carvalho SM, Vasconcelos MW. Impact of soybean-associated plant growth-promoting bacteria on plant growth modulation under alkaline soil conditions. Heliyon 2023; 9:e14620. [PMID: 37180927 PMCID: PMC10172870 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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Conventional strategies to manage iron (Fe) deficiency still present drawbacks, and more eco-sustainable solutions are needed. Knowledge on soybean-specific diversity and functional traits of their plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) potentiates their applicability as bioinoculants to foster soybean performance under calcareous soil conditions. This work aimed to assess the efficacy of PGPB, retrieved from soybean tissues/rhizosphere, in enhancing plant growth and development as well as crop yield under alkaline soil conditions. Seventy-six bacterial strains were isolated from shoots (18%), roots (53%), and rhizosphere (29%) of soybean. Twenty-nine genera were identified, with Bacillus and Microbacterium being the most predominant. Based on distinct plant growth-promoting traits, the endophyte Bacillus licheniformis P2.3 and the rhizobacteria Bacillus aerius S2.14 were selected as bioinoculants. In vivo tests showed that soybean photosynthetic parameters, chlorophyll content, total fresh weight, and Fe concentrations were not significantly affected by bioinoculation. However, inoculation with B. licheniformis P2.3 increased pod number (33%) and the expression of Fe-related genes (FRO2, IRT1, F6'H1, bHLH38, and FER4), and decreased FC-R activity (45%). Moreover, bioinoculation significantly affected Mn, Zn, and Ca accumulation in plant tissues. Soybean harbors several bacterial strains in their tissues and in the rhizosphere with capacities related to Fe nutrition and plant growth promotion. The strain B. licheniformis P2.3 showed the best potential to be incorporated in bioinoculant formulations for enhancing soybean performance under alkaline soil conditions.
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- Mariana Roriz
- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005, Porto, Portugal
- Corresponding author.
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005, Porto, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005, Porto, Portugal
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- GreenUPorto – Research Centre on Sustainable Agrifood Production / Inov4Agro & DGAOT, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Campus de Vairão, Rua da Agrária 747, 4485-646, Vairão, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005, Porto, Portugal
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Liu Q, Pang Z, Liu Y, Fallah N, Hu C, Lin W, Yuan Z. Rhizosphere Fungal Dynamics in Sugarcane during Different Growth Stages. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065701. [PMID: 36982779 PMCID: PMC10052501 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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Understanding the normal variation of the sugarcane rhizosphere fungal community throughout its life cycle is essential for the development of agricultural practices for fungal and ecological health associated with the microbiota. Therefore, we performed high-throughput sequencing of 18S rDNA of soil samples using the Illumina sequencing platform for correlation analysis of rhizosphere fungal community time series, covering information from 84 samples in four growth periods. The results revealed that the sugarcane rhizosphere fungi possessed the maximum fungal richness in Tillering. Rhizosphere fungi were closely associated with sugarcane growth, including Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, and Chytridiomycota, which showed high abundance in a stage-specific manner. Through the Manhattan plots, 10 fungal genera showed a decreasing trend throughout the sugarcane growth, and two fungal genera were significantly enriched at three stages of sugarcane growth (p < 0.05) including Pseudallescheria (Microascales, Microascaceae) and Nectriaceae (Hypocreales, Nectriaceae). In addition, soil pH, soil temperature, total nitrogen, and total potassium were critical drivers of fungal community structure at different stages of sugarcane growth. We also found that sugarcane disease status showed a significant and strong negative effect on selected soil properties by using structural equation modeling (SEM), suggesting that poor soil increases the likelihood of sugarcane disease. In addition, the assembly of sugarcane rhizosphere fungal community structure was mainly influenced by stochastic factors, but after the sugarcane root system became stable (Maturity), the stochastic contribution rate decreased to the lowest value. Our work provides a more extensive and solid basis for the biological control of sugarcane potential fungal diseases.
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- Qiang Liu
- National Engineering Research Center for Sugarcane, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- College of Agricultural, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Sugarcane, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- College of Agricultural, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Ecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecology and Molecular Physiology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Sugarcane, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- College of Agricultural, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Sugarcane, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- College of Agricultural, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Ecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecology and Molecular Physiology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Sugarcane, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Ecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecology and Molecular Physiology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Sugarcane, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- College of Agricultural, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Province and Ministry Co-Sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center of Sugar Industry, Nanning 530000, China
- Correspondence:
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Ajiboye TT, Ajiboye TO, Babalola OO. Impacts of Binary Oxide Nanoparticles on the Soybean Plant and Its Rhizosphere, Associated Phytohormones, and Enzymes. Molecules 2023; 28:1326. [PMID: 36770994 PMCID: PMC9919940 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The utilization of binary oxide nanoparticles is geometrically increasing due to their numerous applications. Their intentional or accidental release after usage has led to their omnipresence in the environment. The usage of sludge or fertilizer containing binary oxide nanoparticles is likely to increase the chance of the plants being exposed to these binary oxide nanoparticles. The aim of the present review is to assess the detailed positive and negative impacts of these oxide nanoparticles on the soybean plants and its rhizosphere. In this study, methods of synthesizing binary oxide nanoparticles, as well as the merits and demerits of these methods, are discussed. Furthermore, various methods of characterizing the binary oxide nanoparticles in the tissues of soybean are highlighted. These characterization techniques help to track the nanoparticles inside the soybean plant. In addition, the assessment of rhizosphere microbial communities of soybean that have been exposed to these binary oxide nanoparticles is discussed. The impacts of binary oxide nanoparticles on the leaf, stem, root, seeds, and rhizosphere of soybean plant are comprehensively discussed. The impacts of binary oxides on the bioactive compounds such as phytohormones are also highlighted. Overall, it was observed that the impacts of the oxide nanoparticles on the soybean, rhizosphere, and bioactive compounds were dose-dependent. Lastly, the way forward on research involving the interactions of binary oxide nanoparticles and soybean plants is suggested.
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- Titilope Tinu Ajiboye
- Food Security and Safety Niche Area, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa
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- Chemistry Department, Nelson Mandela University, University Way, Summerstrand, Gqeberha 6019, South Africa
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- Food Security and Safety Niche Area, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa
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Li QM, Zhang D, Zhang JZ, Zhou ZJ, Pan Y, Yang ZH, Zhu JH, Liu YH, Zhang LF. Crop rotations increased soil ecosystem multifunctionality by improving keystone taxa and soil properties in potatoes. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1034761. [PMID: 36910189 PMCID: PMC9995906 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1034761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Continuous cropping of the same crop leads to soil degradation and a decline in crop production, and these impacts could be mitigated through rotation cropping. Although crop rotation enhances soil fertility, microbial community diversity, and potato yield, its effects on the soil ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) remain unclear. In the present research, we comparatively examined the effects of potato continuous cropping (PP) and rotation cropping [potato-oat rotation (PO) and potato-forage maize rotation (PFM)] on the soil EMF as well as the roles of keystone taxa, microbes abundance, and chemical properties in EMF improvement. It was demonstrated that soil EMF is increased in rotation cropping (PO and PFM) than PP. Soil pH was higher in rotation cropping (PO and PFM) than in PP, while total phosphorus (TP) and available phosphorus (AP) were significantly decreased than that in PP. Rotation cropping (PO and PFM) markedly changed the bacterial and fungal community compositions, and improved the potential plant-beneficial fungi, e.g., Schizothecium and Chaetomium, while reducing the abundances of the potentially phytopathogenic fungi, e.g., Alternaria, Fusarium, Verticillium dahiae, Gibberella, Plectosphaerella, Colletotrichum, Phoma, and Lectera in comparison with PP. Also, co-occurrence patterns for bacteria and fungi were impacted by crop rotation, and keystone taxa, e.g., Nitrospira.1, Lysinibacillus, Microlunatus.1, Sphingomonas.3, Bryobacter.1, Micromonospora, and Schizothecium, were enriched in PO and PFM than PP. The structural equation model (SEM) further demonstrated that cropping systems increased soil ecosystem multifunctionality through regulating SOM and keystone taxa (Schizothecium1), and keystone taxa were mediated by soil pH. This study suggested that rotation cropping might contribute to the improvement of soil ecosystem multifunctionality as well as the development of disease-suppressive soils in comparison with potato continuous cropping.
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- Qing-Mei Li
- Technological Innovation Center for Biological Control of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Hebei Province, Baoding, China.,College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- Technological Innovation Center for Biological Control of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Hebei Province, Baoding, China.,College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- Practice and Training Center, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- Technological Innovation Center for Biological Control of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Hebei Province, Baoding, China.,College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- Technological Innovation Center for Biological Control of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Hebei Province, Baoding, China.,College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- Technological Innovation Center for Biological Control of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Hebei Province, Baoding, China.,College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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Świątczak J, Kalwasińska A, Szabó A, Swiontek Brzezinska M. Pseudomonas sivasensis 2RO45 inoculation alters the taxonomic structure and functioning of the canola rhizosphere microbial community. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1168907. [PMID: 37213523 PMCID: PMC10196004 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1168907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023] Open
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Inoculation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) is an eco-friendly sustainable strategy for improving crop productivity in diverse environments under different conditions. Our earlier study demonstrated that Pseudomonas sivasensis 2RO45 significantly stimulated canola (Brassica napus L. var. napus) growth. The aim of the present study was to investigate the structural and functional dynamics in the canola rhizosphere microbiome after inoculation with PGPR P. sivasensis 2RO45. The results based on alpha diversity metrics showed that P. sivasensis 2RO45 did not significantly alter the diversity of the native soil microbiota. However, the introduced strain modified the taxonomic structure of microbial communities, increasing the abundance of plant beneficial microorganisms, e.g., bacteria affiliated with families Comamonadaceae, Vicinamibacteraceae, genus Streptomyces, and fungi assigned to Nectriaceae, Didymellaceae, Exophiala, Cyphellophora vermispora, and Mortierella minutissima. The analysis of community level physiological profiling (CLPP) revealed that microbial communities in the P. sivasensis 2RO45 treated canola rhizospheres were more metabolically active than those in the non-treated canola rhizosphere. Four carbon sources (phenols, polymers, carboxylic acids, and amino acids) were better metabolized by the microbial communities from the rhizosphere of plants inoculated with the P. sivasensis 2RO45 than non-inoculated canola rhizospheres. Based on the community-level physiological profiles, the functional diversity of the rhizosphere microbiome was altered by the P. sivasensis 2RO45 inoculation. Substrate utilization Shannon diversity (H) index and evenness (E) index were significantly increased in the treated canola plants. The study provides new insight into PGPR-canola interactions for sustainable agriculture development.
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- Joanna Świątczak
- Department of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland
- *Correspondence: Joanna Świątczak,
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland
- Agnieszka Kalwasińska,
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- Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland
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Li Y, Shi C, Wei D, Gu X, Wang Y, Sun L, Cai S, Hu Y, Jin L, Wang W. Soybean continuous cropping affects yield by changing soil chemical properties and microbial community richness. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1083736. [PMID: 36643410 PMCID: PMC9838197 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1083736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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In agroecosystems, different cropping patterns cause changes in soil physicochemical properties and thus in microbial communities, which in turn affect crop yields. In this study, the yields of soybean continuous cropping for 5 years (C5), 10 years (C10), and 20 years (C20) and of soybean-corn rotational cropping (R) treatments were determined, and samples of the tillage layer soil were collected. High-throughput sequencing technology was used to analyze the diversity and composition of the soil bacterial and fungal communities. The factors influencing microbial communities, along with the effects of these communities and those of soil chemical indexes on yield, were further evaluated. The results showed that the community richness index of bacteria was higher in C20 than in R and that of fungi was highest in C5. The differences in the bacterial and fungal communities diversity indexes were not significant among the different continuous cropping treatments, respectively. The soil microbial community composition of all continuous cropping treatments differed significantly from R. The dominant bacterial phylum was Actinobacteriota and the dominant fungal phylum was Ascomycota. The relative abundance of Fusarium did not differ significantly among the continuous cropping treatments, while that of the plant pathogen fungi Lectera sp., Plectosphaerella sp., and Volutella sp. increased with continuous cropping years. Soil pH, SOM, N, and TP had significant effects on both bacterial and fungal communities, and TK and C/N had highly significant effects on fungal communities. The yield of C5 was significantly lower than that of R, and the differences in yield between C10, C20, and R were not significant. TN, TP, and pH had significant effects on yield, and fungal community abundance had a greater negative effect on yield than bacterial community abundance.
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- Yan Li
- Resources and Environment, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Institute of Plant Nutrition, Beijing, China
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- Heilongjiang Province Key Laboratory of Cold Region Wetland Ecology and Environment Research, Harbin University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Resources and Environment, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Institute of Plant Nutrition, Beijing, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Black Soil Conservation and Utilization, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Black Soil Conservation and Utilization, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Black Soil Conservation and Utilization, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Black Soil Conservation and Utilization, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- College of Resource and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Resources and Environment, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Institute of Plant Nutrition, Beijing, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Black Soil Conservation and Utilization, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Zahid MS, Hussain M, Song Y, Li J, Guo D, Li X, Song S, Wang L, Xu W, Wang S. Root-Zone Restriction Regulates Soil Factors and Bacterial Community Assembly of Grapevine. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232415628. [PMID: 36555269 PMCID: PMC9778885 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232415628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Root-zone restriction induces physiological stress on roots, thus limiting the vegetative and enhancing reproductive development, which promotes fruit quality and growth. Numerous bacterial-related growth-promoting, stress-mitigating, and disease-prevention activities have been described, but none in root-restricted cultivation. The study aimed to understand the activities of grapevine bacterial communities and plant-bacterial relationships to improve fruit quality. We used High-throughput sequencing, edaphic soil factors, and network analysis to explore the impact of restricted cultivation on the diversity, composition and network structure of bacterial communities of rhizosphere soil, roots, leaves, flowers and berries. The bacterial richness, diversity, and networking were indeed regulated by root-zone restriction at all phenological stages, with a peak at the veraison stage, yielding superior fruit quality compared to control plants. Moreover, it also handled the nutrient availability in treated plants, such as available nitrogen (AN) was 3.5, 5.7 and 0.9 folds scarcer at full bloom, veraison and maturity stages, respectively, compared to control plants. Biochemical indicators of the berry have proved that high-quality berry is yielded in association with the bacteria. Cyanobacteria were most abundant in the phyllosphere, Proteobacteria in the rhizosphere, and Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes in the endosphere. These bacterial phyla were most correlated and influenced by different soil factors in control and treated plants. Our findings are a comprehensive approach to the implications of root-zone restriction on the bacterial microbiota, which will assist in directing a more focused procedure to uncover the precise mechanism, which is still undiscovered.
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- Muhammad Salman Zahid
- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Ajilogba CF, Habig J, Babalola OO. Carbon source utilization pattern of soil bacterial microbiome of bambara groundnut rhizosphere at the different growth stages determines soil fertility. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.1012818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The diversity of microbes in the soil of plants is important for sustainable agriculture as these microbes are important in carrying out different functional processes to improve the soil and invariably plant growth. Inversely the presence of the crop also affects the types of microbial communities in the soil. In this study, bambara groundnut was grown during the planting season in South Africa, from November to March 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 and soil samples were taken after every 4 weeks after planting. Soil samples were taken 15 cm deep from 2 different landraces named VBR and VL. Microbial diversity was determined by soil microbial Carbon Source Utilization Profiles (CSUP) using BIOLOG™ GN2 plates. The abundance and richness of the soil microbes was also determined using the Shannon-Weaver and Evenness diversity indices. The diversity of the soil microbial population changed over the stages of plant growth, according to cluster analysis. Bacterial abundance and diversity were higher at 4 and 8 weeks after planting (WAP). The microbial abundance (richness index) in this study ranged from 0.64 to 0.94 with cultivar VL2 at 8 WAP being the highest while bulk soil (control), R2 was the lowest. The Shannon-Weaver index varied between 2.19 and 4.00 with the lowest corresponding to control while the highest was VL2 at 8 WAP. Carbon sources utilized by bacterial communities spread across the 96 carbon sources. The highest utilization of carboxylic acids, ester, amino acids and polymers and carbohydrates was found in the bacterial communities of the different landraces across growth stages. The highest utilization of alcohols, amides, amines, aromatic chemicals, brominated chemicals and phosphorylated chemicals was found in the control landraces. This indicates that the soil samples between 4 WAP and 12 WAP were richer in diversity of microbial species and their abundance. This soil diversity and richness is an indicator of the quality of the soil in order to increase crop yields and agricultural production.
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Kumaishi K, Usui E, Suzuki K, Kobori S, Sato T, Toda Y, Takanashi H, Shinozaki S, Noda M, Takakura A, Matsumoto K, Yamasaki Y, Tsujimoto H, Iwata H, Ichihashi Y. High throughput method of 16S rRNA gene sequencing library preparation for plant root microbial community profiling. Sci Rep 2022; 12:19289. [PMID: 36369356 PMCID: PMC9652414 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23943-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Microbiota are a major component of agroecosystems. Root microbiota, which inhabit the inside and surface of plant roots, play a significant role in plant growth and health. As next-generation sequencing technology allows the capture of microbial profiles without culturing the microbes, profiling of plant microbiota has become a staple tool in plant science and agriculture. Here, we have increased sample handling efficiency in a two-step PCR amplification protocol for 16S rRNA gene sequencing of plant root microbiota, improving DNA extraction using AMPure XP magnetic beads and PCR purification using exonuclease. These modifications reduce sample handling and capture microbial diversity comparable to that obtained by the manual method. We found a buffer with AMPure XP magnetic beads enabled efficient extraction of microbial DNA directly from plant roots. We also demonstrated that purification using exonuclease before the second PCR step enabled the capture of higher degrees of microbial diversity, thus allowing for the detection of minor bacteria compared with the purification using magnetic beads in this step. In addition, our method generated comparable microbiome profile data in plant roots and soils to that of using common commercially available DNA extraction kits, such as DNeasy PowerSoil Pro Kit and FastDNA SPIN Kit for Soil. Our method offers a simple and high-throughput option for maintaining the quality of plant root microbial community profiling.
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- Kie Kumaishi
- grid.509462.cRIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074 Japan
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- grid.509462.cRIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074 Japan
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- grid.509462.cRIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074 Japan
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- grid.509462.cRIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074 Japan
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- grid.509462.cRIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074 Japan
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- grid.26999.3d0000 0001 2151 536XGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-8657 Japan
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- grid.26999.3d0000 0001 2151 536XGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-8657 Japan
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- MAYEKAWA Research Institute Co., LTD, Koto-Ku, Tokyo, 135-8482 Japan
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- MAYEKAWA Research Institute Co., LTD, Koto-Ku, Tokyo, 135-8482 Japan
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- MAYEKAWA Research Institute Co., LTD, Koto-Ku, Tokyo, 135-8482 Japan
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- MAYEKAWA Research Institute Co., LTD, Koto-Ku, Tokyo, 135-8482 Japan
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- grid.265107.70000 0001 0663 5064Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Tottori, 680-0001 Japan
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- grid.265107.70000 0001 0663 5064Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Tottori, 680-0001 Japan
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- grid.26999.3d0000 0001 2151 536XGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-8657 Japan
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- grid.509462.cRIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074 Japan
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Microbial co-occurrence network in the rhizosphere microbiome: its association with physicochemical properties and soybean yield at a regional scale. J Microbiol 2022; 60:986-997. [DOI: 10.1007/s12275-022-2363-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Liu Z, Zhao J, Huo J, Ma H, Chen Z. Influence of planting yellowhorn ( Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bunge) on the bacterial and fungal diversity of fly ash. PeerJ 2022; 10:e14015. [PMID: 36172497 PMCID: PMC9512002 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Phytoremediation is a low-cost solution to fly ash pollution and the rhizosphere interactions between plant roots and the fly ash microbiome were important for the phytoremediation. To analyze the dynamic changes of the rhizosphere microbiome during yellowhorn cultivation in fly ash, the bacterial 16S rRNA gene V3-V4 region and the fungal ITS region of the rhizosphere microbiome were sequenced using Illumina MiSeq technology. The changes in fly ash physicochemical properties and the heavy metal content of different yellowhorn tissues were also analyzed. The results showed that both the bacterial and fungal communities were noticeably different after yellowhorn cultivation compared with the control sample. Proteobacteria and Acidobacteria levels increased (p < 0.05) and Firmicutes and Actinobacteria decreased (p < 0.05) in the bacterial community after yellowhorn cultivation. In the fungal community, Ascomycota and Mortierellomycota decreased (p < 0.05), while Chytridiomycota increased (p < 0.05). The levels of four heavy metals (Cr, Cd, Hg, Pb and As) decreased in the fly ash after yellowhorn cultivation. These metals were absorbed by the yellowhorn plants and accumulated in the fibrous root, taproot, stem and leaf tissues of these plants. Accordingly, the abundance of bacteria that could solubilize heavy metals increased (p < 0.05). In summary, the cultivation of yellowhorn affected the composition of the rhizosphere microbial communities in fly ash, which is of great significance for the biological remediation of fly ash.
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- Zehui Liu
- Institute of Carbon Materials Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi, China
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- Institute of Carbon Materials Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi, China
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- Institute of Carbon Materials Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi, China
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- Institute of Carbon Materials Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi, China
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- Institute of Carbon Materials Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi, China,Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya, Hainan, China
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Dubey A, Malla MA, Kumar A. Taxonomical and functional bacterial community profiling in disease-resistant and disease-susceptible soybean cultivars. Braz J Microbiol 2022; 53:1355-1370. [PMID: 35415800 PMCID: PMC9433584 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-022-00746-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Highly varied bacterial communities inhabiting the soybean rhizosphere perform important roles in its growth and production; nevertheless, little is known about the changes that occur in these communities under disease-stress conditions. The present study investigated the bacterial diversity and their metabolic profile in the rhizosphere of disease-resistant (JS-20-34) and disease-susceptible (JS-335) soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) cultivars using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing and community-level physiological profiling (CLPP). In disease-resistant soybean (AKADR) samples, the most dominating phyla were Actinobacteria (40%) followed by Chloroflexi (24%), Proteobacteria (20%), and Firmicutes (12%), while in the disease-susceptible (AKADS) sample, the most dominating phyla were Proteobacteria (35%) followed by Actinobacteria (27%) and Bacteroidetes (17%). Functional profiling of bacterial communities was done using the METAGENassist, and PICRUSt2 software, which shows that AKADR samples have more ammonifying, chitin degrading, nitrogen-fixing, and nitrite reducing bacteria compared to AKADS rhizosphere samples. The bacterial communities present in disease-resistant samples were significantly enriched with genes involved in nitrogen fixation, carbon fixation, ammonification, denitrification, and antibiotic production. Furthermore, the CLPP results show that carbohydrates and carboxylic acids were the most frequently utilized nutrients by the microbes. The principal component analysis (PCA) revealed that the AKADR soils had higher functional activity (strong association with the Shannon-Wiener index, richness index, and hydrocarbon consumption) than AKADS rhizospheric soils. Overall, our findings suggested that the rhizosphere of resistant varieties of soybean comprises of beneficial bacterial population over susceptible varieties.
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- Anamika Dubey
- Metagenomics and Secretomics Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, Dr. Harisingh Gour University (A Central University), Sagar, 470003, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Metagenomics and Secretomics Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, Dr. Harisingh Gour University (A Central University), Sagar, 470003, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Department of Zoology, Dr. Harisingh Gour University (A Central University), Sagar, 470003, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Metagenomics and Secretomics Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, Dr. Harisingh Gour University (A Central University), Sagar, 470003, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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An Y, Sun H, Zhang W, Sun Y, Li S, Yu Z, Yang R, Hu T, Yang P. Distinct rhizosphere soil responses to nitrogen in relation to microbial biomass and community composition at initial flowering stages of alfalfa cultivars. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:938865. [PMID: 36092415 PMCID: PMC9449485 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.938865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In the long-term growth process, alfalfa rhizosphere forms specific microbiome to provide nutrition for its growth and development. However, the effects of different perennial alfalfa cultivars on changes in the rhizosphere soil characteristics and microbiome are not well understood. In this study, 12 perennial alfalfa cultivars were grown continuously for eight years. Rhizosphere samples were tested using Illumina sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene coupled with co-occurrence network analysis to explore the relationship between alfalfa (biomass and crude protein content), soil properties, and the microbial composition and diversity. Redundancy analysis showed SOC and pH had the greatest impact on the composition of the rhizosphere microbial community. Moreover, microbial diversity also contributes to microbial composition. Soil properties (AP, EC, SOC and pH) exhibited a significant positive correlation with soil bacterial communities, which was attributed to the differences between plant cultivars. Partial least squares path modeling (PLS-PM) revealed that microbial biomass and community composition rather than diversity, are the dominant determinants in the rhizosphere soil nitrogen content of perennial alfalfa. Our findings demonstrate that the soil microbial biomass and composition of rhizosphere bacterial communities are strongly affected by cultivar, driving the changes in soil nitrogen content, and variances in the selective capacities of plants.
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- Yunru An
- College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- College of Agricultural, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China
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- College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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Ajiboye TT, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO. Functional Diversity of Microbial Communities in the Soybean ( Glycine max L.) Rhizosphere from Free State, South Africa. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23169422. [PMID: 36012686 PMCID: PMC9409019 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23169422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The plant microbiome is involved in enhancing nutrient acquisition, plant growth, stress tolerance, and reducing chemical inputs. The identification of microbial functional diversity offers the chance to evaluate and engineer them for various agricultural processes. Using a shotgun metagenomics technique, this study examined the functional diversity and metabolic potentials of microbial communities in the rhizosphere of soybean genotype link 678. The dominant genera are Geobacter, Nitrobacter, Burkholderia, Candidatus, Bradyrhizobium and Streptomyces. Twenty-one functional categories were present, with fourteen of the functions being dominant in all samples. The dominant functions include carbohydrates, fatty acids, lipids and isoprenoids, amino acids and derivatives, sulfur metabolism, and nitrogen metabolism. A Kruskal–Wallis test was used to test samples’ diversity differences. There was a significant difference in the alpha diversity. ANOSIM was used to analyze the similarities of the samples and there were significant differences between the samples. Phosphorus had the highest contribution of 64.3% and was more prominent among the soil properties that influence the functional diversity of the samples. Given the functional groups reported in this study, soil characteristics impact the functional role of the rhizospheric microbiome of soybean.
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Use of Metagenomic Whole Genome Shotgun Sequencing Data in Taxonomic Assignment of Dipterygium glaucum Rhizosphere and Surrounding Bulk Soil Microbiomes, and Their Response to Watering. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14148764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The metagenomic whole genome shotgun sequencing (mWGS) approach was used to detect signatures of the rhizosphere microbiomes of Dipterygium glaucum and surrounding bulk soil microbiomes, and to detect differential microbial responses due to watering. Preliminary results reflect the reliability of the experiment and the rationality of grouping microbiomes. Based on the abundance of non-redundant genes, bacterial genomes showed the highest level, followed by Archaeal and Eukaryotic genomes, then, the least abundant viruses. Overall results indicate that most members of bacteria have a higher abundance/relative abundance (AB/RA) pattern in the rhizosphere towards plant growth promotion, while members of eukaryota have a higher pattern in bulk soil, most likely acting as pathogens. The results also indicate the contribution of mycorrhiza (genus Rhizophagus) in mediating complex mutualistic associations between soil microbes (either beneficial or harmful) and plant roots. Some of these symbiotic relationships involve microbes of different domains responding differentially to plant root exudates. Among these are included the bacterial genus Burkholderia and eukaryotic genus Trichoderma, which have antagonistic activities against the eukaryotic genus Fusarium. Another example involves Ochrobactrum phage POA1180, its bacterial host and plant roots. One of the major challenges in plant nutrition involves other microbes that manipulate nitrogen levels in the soil. Among these are the microbes that perform contraversal actions of nitrogen fixation (the methanogen Euryarchaeota) and ammonia oxidation (Crenarchaeota). The net nitrogen level in the soil is originally based on the AB/RA of these microbes and partially on the environmental condition. Watering seems to influence the AB/RA of a large number of soil microbes, where drought-sensitive microbes (members of phyla Acidobacteria and Gemmatimonadetes) showed an increased AB/RA pattern after watering, while others (Burkholderia and Trichoderma) seem to be among microbes assisting plants to withstand abiotic stresses. This study sheds light on the efficient use of mWGS in the taxonomic assignment of soil microbes and in their response to watering. It also provides new avenues for improving biotic and abiotic resistance in domestic plant germplasm via the manipulation of soil microbes.
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Liu S, He F, Kuzyakov Y, Xiao H, Hoang DTT, Pu S, Razavi BS. Nutrients in the rhizosphere: A meta-analysis of content, availability, and influencing factors. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 826:153908. [PMID: 35183641 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Nutrient deficiency in most terrestrial ecosystems constrains global primary productivity. Rhizosphere nutrient availability directly regulates plant growth and is influenced by many factors, including soil properties, plant characteristics and climate. A quantitatively comprehensive understanding of the role of these factors in modulating rhizosphere nutrient availability remains largely unknown. We reviewed 123 studies to assess nutrient availability in the rhizosphere compared to bulk soil depending on various factors. The increase in microbial nitrogen (N) content and N-cycling related enzyme activities in the rhizosphere led to a 10% increase in available N relative to bulk soil. The available phosphorus (P) in the rhizosphere decreased by 12% with a corresponding increase in phosphatase activities, indicating extreme demand and competition between plants and microorganisms for P. Greater organic carbon (C) content around taproots (+17%) confirmed their stronger ability to store more organic compounds than the fibrous roots. This corresponds to higher bacterial and fungal contents and slightly higher available nutrients in the rhizosphere of taproots. The maximal rhizosphere nutrient accumulation was common for low-fertile soils, which is confirmed by the negative correlation between most soil chemical properties and the effect sizes of available nutrients. Increases in rhizosphere bacterial and fungal population densities (205-254%) were much higher than microbial biomass increases (indicated as microbial C: +19%). Consequently, despite the higher microbial population densities in the rhizosphere, the biomass of individual microbial cells decreased, pointing on their younger age and faster turnover. This meta-analysis shows that, contrary to the common view, most nutrients are more available in the rhizosphere than in bulk soil because of higher microbial activities around roots.
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- Shibin Liu
- College of Ecology and Environment, Chengdu University of Technology, 1# Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, 1# Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, PR China
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- College of Earth Sciences, Chengdu University of Technology, 1# Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, PR China
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- Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, Russia; Department of Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems, Department of Agricultural Soil Science, University of Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- College of Earth Sciences, Chengdu University of Technology, 1# Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, PR China
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- Climate Change and Development Program, VNU Vietnam-Japan University, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- College of Ecology and Environment, Chengdu University of Technology, 1# Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, 1# Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, PR China.
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- Department of Soil and Plant Microbiome, Institute of Phytopathology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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Current perspectives on the beneficial effects of soybean isoflavones and their metabolites on plants. Food Sci Biotechnol 2022; 31:515-526. [PMID: 35529690 PMCID: PMC9033921 DOI: 10.1007/s10068-022-01070-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Soybeans have traditionally been a staple part of the human diet being highly rich in protein and lipid content. In an addition to the high nutritional components, soybeans have several functional components, like isoflavones, saponins, lecithin, and oligosaccharides. Soybeans emerge as a healthy functional food option. Isoflavones are most notable functional component of soybeans, exhibiting antioxidant activity while preventing plant-related diseases (e.g., antimicrobial and antiherbivore activities) and having positive effects on the life quality of plants. Isoflavones are thus sometimes referred to as phytochemicals. The latest research trends evince substantial interest in the biological efficacy of isoflavones in the human body as well as in plants and their related mechanisms. However, there is little information on the relationship between isoflavones and plants than beneficial human effects. This review discusses what is known about the physiological communication (transport and secretion) between isoflavones and plants, especially in soybeans.
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Wei G, Li M, Zhang G, Chen Z, Wei F, Jiao S, Qian J, Wang Y, Wei J, Wang Y, Meng X, Fitzgerald M, Yu Y, Dong L, Chen S. Temporal Dynamics of Rhizosphere Communities Across the Life Cycle of Panax notoginseng. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:853077. [PMID: 35432289 PMCID: PMC9010977 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.853077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Rhizosphere microbiome promotes plant growth; however, the succession of rhizosphere microbial community during the growth stages of perennial medicinal plant Panax notoginseng (P. notoginseng) is still unclear. Here, amplicon sequencing was performed to assess the succession characteristics of rhizosphere microbiomes during developmental stages. Results showed that bacterial and fungal communities were mainly shaped by the development stages. The microbial α-diversities first increased and then decreased with plant growth and the variation in microbial composition was active at the 3-year root growth (3YR) stage. The variation trend of cross-domain co-occurrence network complexity was similar to that of α-diversities. Cross-domain nodes decreased at the 3YR stage and fungal nodes increased at the 3YR stage. This study provided a detailed and systematic survey of rhizosphere microbiomes during the growth stages of P. notoginseng. The findings revealed that the development stages of P. notoginseng drove the temporal dynamics of rhizosphere communities. This study helps in harnessing the power of microbiomes to evaluate herbal medicine growth and provides valuable information to guide the microbial breeding of medical plants.
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- Guangfei Wei
- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Identification and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Identification and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Identification and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Sanqi Research, Wenshan University, Wenshan, China
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- Wenshan Miaoxiang Notoginseng Technology, Co., Ltd., Wenshan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Identification and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Sanqi Research, Wenshan University, Wenshan, China
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- Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Resources Conservation and Development of Southern Medicine, Hainan Branch of the Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Haikou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao SAR, China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Identification and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Wenshan Miaoxiang Notoginseng Technology, Co., Ltd., Wenshan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Identification and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Identification and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Díaz-Cruz GA, Cassone BJ. Changes in the phyllosphere and rhizosphere microbial communities of soybean in the presence of pathogens. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2022; 98:fiac022. [PMID: 35195242 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiac022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Soybean (Glycine max L.) is host to an array of foliar- and root-infecting pathogens that can cause significant yield losses. To provide insights into the roles of microorganisms in disease development, we evaluated the bacterial and fungal communities associated with the soybean rhizosphere and phyllosphere. For this, leaf and soil samples of healthy, Phytophthora sojae-infected and Septoria glycines-infected plants were sampled at three stages during the production cycle, and then subjected to 16S and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) amplicon sequencing. The results indicated that biotic stresses did not have a significant impact on species richness and evenness regardless of growth stage. However, the structure and composition of soybean microbial communities were dramatically altered by biotic stresses, particularly for the fungal phyllosphere. Additionally, we cataloged a variety of microbial genera that were altered by biotic stresses and their associations with other genera, which could serve as biological indicators for disease development. In terms of soybean development, the rhizosphere and phyllosphere had distinct microbial communities, with the fungal phyllosphere most influenced by growth stage. Overall, this study characterized the phyllosphere and rhizosphere microbial communities of soybean, and described the impact of pathogen infection and plant development in shaping these bacterial and fungal communities.
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- Gustavo A Díaz-Cruz
- Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada
- Department of Biology, Brandon University, Brandon, MB, R7A 6A9, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Brandon University, Brandon, MB, R7A 6A9, Canada
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Liu SY, Wang QQ, Lei YH, Wang SS, Chen KL, Li Y, Xiong J, Liang XJ, Zhou X, Li YK, Sun YF. Elucidating the interaction of rhizosphere bacteria and environmental factors in influencing active ingredient content of Lycium barbarum fruit in China. J Appl Microbiol 2022; 132:3783-3796. [PMID: 35191572 DOI: 10.1111/jam.15502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS This study aimed to compare the differences in the bacterial community structure of L. barbarum rhizosphere and elucidate the contribution of rhizosphere bacteria to the active ingredients of L. barbarum fruit. METHODS AND RESULTS This study investigated the soil and meteorological characteristics of L. barbarum rhizosphere during three growth stages across three production regions of China. High-throughput sequencing showed significant differences in the bacterial community diversity of L. barbarum rhizosphere across the three production regions, and norank_o_Gaiellales, norank_f_Anaerolineaceae, and norank_f_AKYG1722 were the highest in Ningxia. In addition, regression and path analysis revealed that pH, norank_o_Gaiellales, and norank_f_AKYG1722 significantly promoted the accumulation of total sugar and flavonoids in L. barbarum fruit directly or indirectly. Soil organic matter (SOM), norank_f_Anaerolineaceae, and humidity significantly promoted the accumulation of betaine. The average temperature during the growth stages, norank_f_AKYG1722, and norank_o_Gaiellales promoted the accumulation of polysaccharides. CONCLUSIONS The interaction between rhizosphere bacteria and environmental factors promoted the accumulation of active ingredients in L. barbarum fruits. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Our results provided insights to improve the quality of L. barbarum fruit.
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- Si Yang Liu
- College of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Plant protection, College of Agriculture, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- National Wolfberry Engineering Research Center, Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.,Institute of Wolfberry Engineer Technology, Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
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- National Wolfberry Engineering Research Center, Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.,Institute of Wolfberry Engineer Technology, Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
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- National Wolfberry Engineering Research Center, Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.,Institute of Wolfberry Engineer Technology, Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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Ajilogba CF, Olanrewaju OS, Babalola OO. Plant Growth Stage Drives the Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of the Bacterial Microbiome in the Rhizosphere of Vigna subterranea. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:825377. [PMID: 35250941 PMCID: PMC8891599 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.825377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Bambara groundnut (BGN) is an underutilized legume commonly found in sub-Saharan Africa. It thrives in marginal soils and is resistant to drought stress. Several studies have been carried out on the nutritional properties of BGN, but very little is known about the effects of plant growth changes and development on rhizosphere bacterial dynamics and function. This study reports on the bacterial dynamics and function in the bulk and rhizosphere soils of BGN at different growth stages (vegetative, flowering, pod-filling, and maturation stages). Aside from the maturation stage that shows distinct community structure from the other growth stages, results obtained showed no significant differences in bacterial community structure among the other growth stages. At a closer level, Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria, and Acidobacteria were dominant in rhizosphere soils at all growth stages. The bulk soil had the least average phyla abundance, while the maturity stage was characterized by the highest average phyla abundance. Rubrobacter, Acidobacterium, and Skermanella were the most predominant genus. It was observed from the analysis of operational taxonomic units that there was significant change in the bacterial structure of the rhizosphere with a higher abundance of potential plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, at the different growth stages, which include the genera Bacillus and Acidobacterium. Biomarker analysis revealed 7 and 4 highly significant bacterial biomarkers by linear discriminant analysis effect size and random forest analysis at the maturation stage, respectively. The results obtained in this study demonstrated that the bacterial communities of BGN rhizosphere microbiome dynamics and function are influenced by the plant’s growth stages.
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- Caroline Fadeke Ajilogba
- Food Security and Safety Focus Area, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Mmabatho, South Africa
- Agricultural Research Council, Natural Resources and Engineering, Division of Agrometeorology, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Food Security and Safety Focus Area, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Mmabatho, South Africa
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- Food Security and Safety Focus Area, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Mmabatho, South Africa
- *Correspondence: Olubukola Oluranti Babalola,
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Luo W, Zai X, Sun J, Li D, Li Y, Li G, Wei G, Chen W. Coupling Root Diameter With Rooting Depth to Reveal the Heterogeneous Assembly of Root-Associated Bacterial Communities in Soybean. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:783563. [PMID: 34925288 PMCID: PMC8678505 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.783563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Root diameter and rooting depth lead to morphological and architectural heterogeneity of plant roots; however, little is known about their effects on root-associated microbial communities. Bacterial community assembly was explored across 156 samples from three rhizocompartments (the rhizosphere, rhizoplane, and endosphere) for different diameters (0.0–0.5 mm, 0.5–1.0 mm, 1.0–2.0 mm, and>2.0 mm) and depths (0–5 cm, 5–10 cm, 10–15 cm, and 15–20 cm) of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] root systems. The microbial communities of all samples were analyzed using amplicon sequencing of bacterial 16S rRNA genes. The results showed that root diameter significantly affected the rhizosphere and endosphere bacterial communities, while rooting depth significantly influenced the rhizosphere and rhizoplane bacterial communities. The bacterial alpha diversity decreased with increasing root diameter in all three rhizocompartments, and the diversity increased with increasing rooting depth only in the rhizoplane. Clearly, the hierarchical enrichment process of the bacterial community showed a change from the rhizosphere to the rhizoplane to the endosphere, and the bacterial enrichment was higher in thinner or deeper roots (except for the roots at a depth of 15–20 cm). Network analysis indicated that thinner or deeper roots led to higher bacterial network complexity. The core and keystone taxa associated with the specific root diameter class and rooting depth class harbored specific adaptation or selection strategies. Root diameter and rooting depth together affected the root-associated bacterial assembly and network complexity in the root system. Linking root traits to microbiota may enhance our understanding of plant root-microbe interactions and their role in developing environmentally resilient root ecosystems.
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- Wen Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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Yates PS, Roberson J, Ramsue LK, Song BH. Bridging the Gaps between Plant and Human Health: A Systematic Review of Soyasaponins. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:14387-14401. [PMID: 34843230 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c04819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Saponins, prominent secondary plant metabolites, are recognized for their roles in plant defense and medicinal benefits. Soyasaponins, commonly derived from legumes, are a class of triterpenoid saponins that demonstrate significant potential for plant and human health applications. Previous research and reviews largely emphasize human health effects of soyasaponins. However, the biological effects of soyasaponins and their implications for plants in the context of human health have not been well-discussed. This review provides comprehensive discussions on the biological roles of soyasaponins in plant defense and rhizosphere microbial interactions; biosynthetic regulation and compound production; immunological effects and potential for therapeutics; and soyasaponin acquisition attributed to processing effects, bioavailability, and biotransformation processes based on recent soyasaponin research. Given the multifaceted biological effects elicited by soyasaponins, further research warrants an integrated approach to understand molecular mechanisms of regulations in their production as well as their applications in plant and human health.
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- Ping S Yates
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262, United States
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Kumar A, Dubey A, Malla MA, Dames J. Pyrosequencing and phenotypic microarray to decipher bacterial community variation in Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench rhizosphere. CURRENT RESEARCH IN MICROBIAL SCIENCES 2021; 2:100025. [PMID: 34841316 PMCID: PMC8610313 DOI: 10.1016/j.crmicr.2021.100025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Different cultivation practices and climatic conditions play an important role in governing and modulating soil microbial communities. This work, investigated the changes in bacterial community composition at taxonomic and functional level in rhizosphere soil of sweet sorghum under extensive cultivation practices at three different field sites of South Africa. 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing data revealed that at the phylum level, the dominant group was Cyanobacteria with a relative abundance of 63.3%, 71.8% and 81.6% from ASHSOIL1, ASHSOIL2, and ASHSOIL3, respectively. Community-level physiological profiling (CLPP) analysis revealed that the metabolic activity of the bacterial community in ASHSOIL3 was the highest, followed by ASHSOIL1 and ASHSOIL2. Overall, this study showed that soil pH, nutrient availability and cultivation practices played significant roles in governing the bacterial community composition in sorghum rhizosphere.
Different cultivation practices and climatic conditions play an important role in governing and modulating soil microbial communities as well as soil health. This study investigated, for the first time, keystone microbial taxa inhabiting the rhizosphere of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) under extensive cultivation practices at three different field sites of South Africa (North West-South (ASHSOIL1); Mpumalanga-West – (ASHSOIL2); and Free State-North West – (ASHSOIL3)). Soil analysis of these sites revealed differences in P, K, Mg, and pH. 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing data revealed that the rhizosphere bacterial microbiome differed significantly both in the structure and composition across the samples. The sequencing data revealed that at the phylum level, the dominant group was Cyanobacteria with a relative abundance of 63.3%, 71.8%, and 81.6% from ASHSOIL1, ASHSOIL2, and ASHSOIL3, respectively. Putative metabolic requirements analyzed by METAGENassist software revealed the ASHSOIL1 sample as the prominent ammonia degrader (21.1%), followed by ASHSOIL3 (17.3%) and ASHSOIL2 (11.1%). The majority of core-microbiome taxa were found to be from Cyanobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Proteobacteria. Functionally, community-level physiological profiling (CLPP) analysis revealed that the metabolic activity of the bacterial community in ASHSOIL3 was the highest, followed by ASHSOIL1 and ASHSOIL2. This study showed that soil pH and nutrient availability and cultivation practices played significant roles in governing the bacterial community composition in the sorghum rhizosphere across the different sites.
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- Ashwani Kumar
- Mycorrhizal Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
- Metagenomics and Secretomics Research laboratory, Department of Botany, Dr. Harisingh Gour University (Central University), Sagar 470003, MP, India
- Corresponding author at: Metagenomics and Secretomics Research laboratory, Department of Botany, Dr. Harisingh Gour University (Central University), Sagar 470003, MP, India.
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- Metagenomics and Secretomics Research laboratory, Department of Botany, Dr. Harisingh Gour University (Central University), Sagar 470003, MP, India
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- Department of Zoology, Dr. Harisingh Gour University (Central University), Sagar 470003, MP, India
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- Mycorrhizal Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
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Bandara AY, Weerasooriya DK, Trexler RV, Bell TH, Esker PD. Soybean Roots and Soil From High- and Low-Yielding Field Sites Have Different Microbiome Composition. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:675352. [PMID: 34917042 PMCID: PMC8669749 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.675352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The occurrence of high- (H) and low- (L) yielding field sites within a farm is a commonly observed phenomenon in soybean cultivation. Site topography, soil physical and chemical attributes, and soil/root-associated microbial composition can contribute to this phenomenon. In order to better understand the microbial dynamics associated with each site type (H/L), we collected bulk soil (BS), rhizosphere soil (RS), and soybean root (R) samples from historically high and low yield sites across eight Pennsylvania farms at V1 (first trifoliate) and R8 (maturity) soybean growth stages (SGS). We extracted DNA extracted from collected samples and performed high-throughput sequencing of PCR amplicons from both the fungal ITS and prokaryotic 16S rRNA gene regions. Sequences were then grouped into amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) and subjected to network analysis. Based on both ITS and 16S rRNA gene data, a greater network size and edges were observed for all sample types from H-sites compared to L-sites at both SGS. Network analysis suggested that the number of potential microbial interactions/associations were greater in samples from H-sites compared to L-sites. Diversity analyses indicated that site-type was not a main driver of alpha and beta diversity in soybean-associated microbial communities. L-sites contained a greater percentage of fungal phytopathogens (ex: Fusarium, Macrophomina, Septoria), while H-sites contained a greater percentage of mycoparasitic (ex: Trichoderma) and entomopathogenic (ex: Metarhizium) fungal genera. Furthermore, roots from H-sites possessed a greater percentage of Bradyrhizobium and genera known to contain plant growth promoting bacteria (ex: Flavobacterium, Duganella). Overall, our results revealed that there were differences in microbial composition in soil and roots from H- and L-sites across a variety of soybean farms. Based on our findings, we hypothesize that differences in microbial composition could have a causative relationship with observed within-farm variability in soybean yield.
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- Ananda Y. Bandara
- Department of Plant Pathology & Environmental Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology & Environmental Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology & Environmental Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology & Environmental Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
- Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology & Environmental Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
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Hinsu AT, Panchal KJ, Pandit RJ, Koringa PG, Kothari RK. Characterizing rhizosphere microbiota of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) from pre-sowing to post-harvest of crop under field conditions. Sci Rep 2021; 11:17457. [PMID: 34465845 PMCID: PMC8408145 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-97071-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The rhizosphere, a narrow zone of soil near plant roots, is a hot spot for microbial activity. Rhizosphere microbiota directly or indirectly benefit plants by supplementing nutrients, producing beneficial chemicals, or suppressing pathogens. Plants attract and modulate bacteria within the rhizosphere by releasing exudates. Plants also tend to select the rhizosphere microbiota based on their needs; a phenomenon termed as “rhizosphere effect”. In this study, we characterized the rhizosphere microbiota of peanut plants across the crop development cycle from pre-sowing of seeds to post-harvest of crop under field conditions. The rhizosphere and bulk soil samples from different crop developmental stages were also compared. The composition of bulk soil microbiota resembled microbiota of pre-sowing and post-harvest soil and was markedly different from rhizosphere soil samples. Rhizosphere samples were enriched with multiple organisms mostly from the Proteobacteria, Firmicutes and Bacteroidota phyla. Differences in diversity were observed among the rhizosphere samples but not in bulk soil across different crop development stages. Pseudomonas_M indica was highly enriched during the germination of seeds. Furthermore, Plant Growth Promoting (PGP) bacteria like Bacillus were enriched during the middle stages of crop development but there was a decline in PGP organisms in the matured crop stage. We also observed a significant association of pH and Electrical Conductivity (EC) with the profiles of microbial community. Overall, this study portrayed the changes in rhizosphere microbiota of peanut during different developmental stages of crop and may help to design stage specific bio-strategies such as bio-fertilizer to improve crop yield.
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- Ankit T Hinsu
- Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, 360005, India.,Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388001, India
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388001, India
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388001, India
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388001, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, 360005, India.
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Engelbrecht G, Claassens S, Mienie CMS, Fourie H. Screening of Rhizosphere Bacteria and Nematode Populations Associated with Soybean Roots in the Mpumalanga Highveld of South Africa. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9091813. [PMID: 34576709 PMCID: PMC8469482 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9091813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Soybean is among South Africa’s top crops in terms of production figures. Over the past few years there has been increasingly more damage caused to local soybean by plant-parasitic nematode infections. The presence of Meloidogyne (root-knot nematodes) and Pratylenchus spp. (root lesion nematodes) in soybean fields can cripple the country’s production, however, little is known about the soil microbial communities associated with soybean in relation to different levels of Meloidogyne and Pratylenchus infestations, as well as the interaction(s) between them. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the nematode population assemblages and endemic rhizosphere bacteria associated with soybean using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). The abundance of bacterial genera that were then identified as being significant using linear discriminant analysis (LDA) Effect Size (LEfSe) was compared to the abundance of the most prevalent plant-parasitic nematode genera found across all sampled sites, viz. Meloidogyne and Pratylenchus. While several bacterial genera were identified as significant using LEfSe, only two with increased abundance were associated with decreased abundance of Meloidogyne and Pratylenchus. However, six bacterial genera were associated with decreased Pratylenchus abundance. It is therefore possible that endemic bacterial strains can serve as an alternative method for reducing densities of plant-parasitic nematode genera and in this way reduce the damages caused to this economically important crop.
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Ezazi R, Ahmadzadeh M, Majidian S, Stefani E, Pindo M, Donati C. Responses of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) rhizosphere microbial community to some agronomic management practices. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2021; 97:6325168. [PMID: 34289042 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiab107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The microbial communities associated to the rhizosphere (the rhizomicrobiome) have a substantial impact on plant growth and yield. Understanding the effects of agricultural management on the rhizomicrobiome is very important for selecting efficient practices. By sequencing the V4 region of 16S rRNA for bacteria and the ITS1 regions and fungi, we investigated the influences of agronomic practices, including cucumber grafting on cucurbit hybrid (Cucurbita moschata × C. maxima), cucumber-garlic intercropping, and treatment with fungicide iprodione-carbendazim on cucumber rhizosphere microbial communities during plant growth. Soil dehydrogenase activity (DHA) and plant vegetative parameters were assessed as an indicator of overall soil microbial activity. We found that both treatments and growth stage induced significant shifts in microbial community structure. Grafting had the highest number of differentially abundant OTUs compared to control samples, followed by intercropping and fungicide treatment, while plant development stage affected both alpha and beta diversities indices and composition of the rhizomicrobiome. DHA was more dependent on plant growth stages than on treatments. Among the assessed factors, grafting and plant developmental stage resulted in the greatest changes in the microbial community composition. Grafting also increased the plant growth parameters, suggesting that this method should be further investigated in vegetable production systems.
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- Robab Ezazi
- Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Daneshkadeh Ave., Karaj, Iran, Postal code: 31587-77871
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- Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Daneshkadeh Ave., Karaj, Iran, Postal code: 31587-77871
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Iran university of science and technology, Narmak, Hengam street, Tehran, Iran, Postal code: 16846-13114
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- Unit of Computational Biology, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via Mach 1, 38010 San Michele all'Adige (TN) - Italy
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- Unit of Computational Biology, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via Mach 1, 38010 San Michele all'Adige (TN) - Italy
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- Unit of Computational Biology, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via Mach 1, 38010 San Michele all'Adige (TN) - Italy
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Gao C, Wang B, Ma GC, Zeng H. Green Fluorescent Protein-Tagged Bacillus axarquiensis TUBP1 Reduced Cotton Verticillium Wilt Incidence by Altering Soil Rhizosphere Microbial Communities. Curr Microbiol 2021; 78:3562-3576. [PMID: 34347145 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-021-02618-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Verticillium wilt is a major disease of cotton that considerably decreases yield and crop quality. Soil microbial communities play an important role in plant health. Therefore, biocontrol bacteria that regulate microbial communities in rhizosphere soil can improve plant resistance to pathogens. Previously, the antagonistic strain Bacillus axarquiensis TUBP1 was screened and found to act against Verticillium dahliae with 43% biocontrol effect in cotton fields. We studied the effect of Bacillus axarquiensis TUBP1 with a green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene marker on the microbial community structure of cotton rhizosphere soil and cotton yield and quality. Cotton Verticillium wilt incidence, soil biochemical properties, and soil bacterial and fungal communities were analyzed. Results showed that bacterial and fungal abundance in cotton rhizosphere soil was temporarily changed after applying B. axarquiensis TUBP-315GFP. However, Bacillus significantly increased, whereas V. dahliae significantly decreased. The incidence of cotton Verticillium wilt after treatment with B. axarquiensis TUBP-315GFP was significantly lower and cotton production increased by 40.6%. Our findings indicated that the application of B. axarquiensis TUBP-315GFP can change microbial community structure of cotton rhizosphere soil, leading to a reduction in the incidence of cotton Verticillium wilt and increasing cotton yield.
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- Chang Gao
- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Biological Resources in Tarim Basin, College of Life Science, Tarim University, Alar, 843300, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Biological Resources in Tarim Basin, College of Life Science, Tarim University, Alar, 843300, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Biological Resources in Tarim Basin, College of Life Science, Tarim University, Alar, 843300, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Biological Resources in Tarim Basin, College of Life Science, Tarim University, Alar, 843300, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China.
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Ecological Study of Aquaponics Bacterial Microbiota over the Course of a Lettuce Growth Cycle. WATER 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/w13152089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The study of microorganisms in aquaponics is an important topic which requires more research before exploiting the full potential of beneficial microorganisms. In this experiment, we focused on the evolution over time of the bacterial communities in four compartments of an aquaponic system i.e., the sump, the biofilter, the lettuce rhizoplane and lettuce root. We studied these communities over the course of a lettuce growth cycle via regular sampling and sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene of the collected bacteria. We also followed the physicochemical parameters of the aquaponic water throughout the experiment. Results show that a different community could be found in each compartment and that all four communities were stable throughout time and resilient to naturally occurring water parameter changes which characterize functioning aquaponic systems. Furthermore, the communities of the sump and biofilter also seem stable over the years as the predominant taxa (Luteolibacter, Flavobacterium, Nitrospira) observed in our study are similar to the ones previously reported for this aquaponic system. Finally, our results provide proof for similarities between aquaponic and soil borne lettuce root communities (gammaproteobacteria, Flavobacterium, Pseudomonadaceae, Sphingomonadaceae) thus showing that aquaponics can be similar to soil production in terms of microbial life.
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Matus-Acuña V, Caballero-Flores G, Martínez-Romero E. The influence of maize genotype on the rhizosphere eukaryotic community. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2021; 97:6261178. [PMID: 33930111 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiab066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The microbiota colonizing the rhizosphere contributes to plant growth, productivity, carbon sequestration and phytoremediation. Several studies address plant-associated bacteria; however, few studies analyze the effect of plant genotype on the eukaryotic community. Here, we analyzed the eukaryotic composition of maize rhizosphere from three different plant landraces and one inbred line grown in the same soil (common garden approach). This experimental design, coupled with 18S rDNA gene amplicon sequencing, allowed us to test the influence of maize and its genotype on the rhizosphere's eukaryotic community. We found that plant growth modified the eukaryotic community in soil, as diversity comparisons between maize rhizosphere and unplanted soil revealed significantly different eukaryotic composition. Various genera of nematodes and fungi, predominantly bacterial feeding nematodes and mycorrhizal fungi among other taxa, were increased in the rhizosphere samples. We also observed that maize genotype differentially shaped the relative abundance of the following fungal families in the rhizosphere: Acaulosporaceae, Aspergillaceae, Chaetomiaceae, Claroideoglomeraceae, Corticiaceae, Mortierellaceae, Trichocomaceae and Trichomeriaceae. Thus, plant genotype has a selective influence on establishing fungal communities in the rhizosphere. This study emphasizes the importance of an integrated consideration of plant genetics for future agricultural applications of microbes to crops.
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- Violeta Matus-Acuña
- Programa de Ecología Genómica, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Department of Pathology and Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Programa de Ecología Genómica, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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Chang HX, Noel ZA, Chilvers MI. A β-lactamase gene of Fusarium oxysporum alters the rhizosphere microbiota of soybean. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 106:1588-1604. [PMID: 33788336 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The rhizosphere is a multitrophic environment, and for soilborne pathogens such as Fusarium oxysporum, microbial competition in the rhizosphere is inevitable before reaching and infecting roots. This study established a tritrophic interaction among the plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Burkholderia ambifaria, F. oxysporum and Glycine max (soybean) to study the effects of F. oxysporum genes on shaping the soybean microbiota. Although B. ambifaria inhibited mycelial growth and increased bacterial propagation in the presence of F. oxysporum, F. oxysporum still managed to infect soybean in the presence of B. ambifaria. RNA-Seq identified a putative F. oxysporum secretory β-lactamase-coding gene, FOXG_18438 (abbreviated as Fo18438), that is upregulated during soybean infection in the presence of B. ambifaria. The ∆Fo18438 mutants displayed reduced mycelial growth towards B. ambifaria, and the complementation of full Fo18438 and the Fo18438 β-lactamase domain restored mycelial growth. Using the F. oxysporum wild type, ∆Fo18438 mutants and complemented strains with full Fo18438, Fo18438 β-lactamase domain or Fo18438 RTA1-like domain for soil inoculation, 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing revealed that the abundance of a Burkholderia operational taxonomic unit (OTU) was increased in the rhizosphere microbiota infested by the strains with Fo18438 β-lactamase domain. Non-metric multidimensional scaling and PICRUSt2 functional analysis revealed differential abundance for the bacterial β-lactam-related functions when contrasting the genotypes of F. oxysporum. These results indicated that the Fo18438 β-lactamase domain provides F. oxysporum with the advantage of growing into the soybean rhizosphere, where β-lactam antibiosis is involved in microbial competition. Accordingly, this study highlights the capability of an F. oxysporum gene for altering the soybean rhizosphere and taproot microbiota.
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- Hao-Xun Chang
- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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Peta V, Raths R, Bücking H. Massilia horti sp. nov. and Noviherbaspirillum arenae sp. nov., two novel soil bacteria of the Oxalobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71. [PMID: 33956597 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We isolated two new soil bacteria: ONC3T (from garden soil in NC, USA; LMG 31738T=NRRL B-65553T) and M1T (from farmed soil in MI, USA; NRRL B-65551T=ATCC TSD-197T=LMG 31739T) and characterized their metabolic phenotype based on Biolog, MALDI-TOF MS and fatty acid analyses, and compared 16S rRNA and whole genome sequences to other members of the Oxalobacteraceae after sequencing on an Illumina Nextera platform. Based on the results of 16S rRNA sequence analysis, ONC3T shows the highest sequence similarity to Massilia solisilvae J18T (97.8 %), Massilia terrae J11T (97.7 %) and Massilia agilis J9T (97.3 %). Strain M1T is most closely related to Noviherbaspirillum denitrificans TSA40T, Noviherbaspirillum agri K-1-15T and Noviherbaspirillum autotrophicum TSA66T (sequence identity of 98.2, 98.0 and 97.8 %, respectively). The whole genome of ONC3T has an assembled size of 5.62 Mbp, a G+C content of 63.8 mol% and contains 5104 protein-coding sequences, 56 tRNA genes and two rRNA operons. The genome of M1T has a length of 4.71 MBp, a G+C content of 63.81 mol% and includes 4967 protein-coding genes, two rRNA operons and 44 tRNA genes. Whole genome comparisons identified Massilia sp. WG5 with a 79.3 % average nucleotide identity (ANI) and 22.6 % digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH), and Massilia sp. UBA11196 with 78.2 % average amino acid identity (AAI) as the most closely related species to ONC3T. M1T is most closely related to N. autotrophicum TSA66T with an ANI of 80.27 %, or N. denitrificans TSA40T with a dDDH of 22.3 %. The application of community-accepted standards such as <98.7 % in 16S sequence similarity and <95-96 % ANI or 70 % DDH support the classification of Massilia horti ONC3T and Noviherbaspirillum arenae M1T as novel species within the Oxalobacteraceae.
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- Vincent Peta
- South Dakota State University, Biology and Microbiology Department, Brookings SD 57007, USA
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- South Dakota State University, Biology and Microbiology Department, Brookings SD 57007, USA
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- University of Missouri, Division of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.,South Dakota State University, Biology and Microbiology Department, Brookings SD 57007, USA
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Nakayasu M, Ohno K, Takamatsu K, Aoki Y, Yamazaki S, Takase H, Shoji T, Yazaki K, Sugiyama A. Tomato roots secrete tomatine to modulate the bacterial assemblage of the rhizosphere. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 186:270-284. [PMID: 33619554 PMCID: PMC8154044 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Saponins are the group of plant specialized metabolites which are widely distributed in angiosperm plants and have various biological activities. The present study focused on α-tomatine, a major saponin present in tissues of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants. α-Tomatine is responsible for defense against plant pathogens and herbivores, but its biological function in the rhizosphere remains unknown. Secretion of tomatine was higher at the early growth than the green-fruit stage in hydroponically grown plants, and the concentration of tomatine in the rhizosphere of field-grown plants was higher than that of the bulk soil at all growth stages. The effects of tomatine and its aglycone tomatidine on the bacterial communities in the soil were evaluated in vitro, revealing that both compounds influenced the microbiome in a concentration-dependent manner. Numerous bacterial families were influenced in tomatine/tomatidine-treated soil as well as in the tomato rhizosphere. Sphingomonadaceae species, which are commonly observed and enriched in tomato rhizospheres in the fields, were also enriched in tomatine- and tomatidine-treated soils. Moreover, a jasmonate-responsive ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR 4 mutant associated with low tomatine production caused the root-associated bacterial communities to change with a reduced abundance of Sphingomonadaceae. Taken together, our results highlight the role of tomatine in shaping the bacterial communities of the rhizosphere and suggest additional functions of tomatine in belowground biological communication.
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- Masaru Nakayasu
- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji 611-0011, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji 611-0011, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji 611-0011, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8573, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8573, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioenvironmental Science, Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Kameoka, Kyoto 621-8555, Japan
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- Department of Biological Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0101, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji 611-0011, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji 611-0011, Japan
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Meier MA, Lopez-Guerrero MG, Guo M, Schmer MR, Herr JR, Schnable JC, Alfano JR, Yang J. Rhizosphere Microbiomes in a Historical Maize-Soybean Rotation System Respond to Host Species and Nitrogen Fertilization at the Genus and Subgenus Levels. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:e0313220. [PMID: 33811028 PMCID: PMC8174755 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03132-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Root-associated microbes are key players in plant health, disease resistance, and nitrogen (N) use efficiency. It remains largely unclear how the interplay of biological and environmental factors affects rhizobiome dynamics in agricultural systems. In this study, we quantified the composition of rhizosphere and bulk soil microbial communities associated with maize (Zea mays L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) in a long-term crop rotation study under conventional fertilization and low-N regimes. Over two growing seasons, we evaluated the effects of environmental conditions and several treatment factors on the abundance of rhizosphere- and soil-colonizing microbial taxa. Time of sampling, host plant species, and N fertilization had major effects on microbiomes, while no effect of crop rotation was observed. Using variance partitioning as well as 16S sequence information, we further defined a set of 82 microbial genera and functional taxonomic groups at the subgenus level that show distinct responses to treatment factors. We identified taxa that are highly specific to either maize or soybean rhizospheres, as well as taxa that are sensitive to N fertilization in plant rhizospheres and bulk soil. This study provides insights to harness the full potential of soil microbes in maize and soybean agricultural systems through plant breeding and field management. IMPORTANCE Plant roots are colonized by large numbers of microbes, some of which may help the plant acquire nutrients and fight diseases. Our study contributes to a better understanding of root-colonizing microbes in the widespread and economically important maize-soybean crop rotation system. The long-term goal of this research is to optimize crop plant varieties and field management to create the best possible conditions for beneficial plant-microbe interactions to occur. These beneficial microbes may be harnessed to sustainably reduce dependency on pesticides and industrial fertilizer. We identify groups of microbes specific to the maize or to the soybean host and microbes that are sensitive to nitrogen fertilization. These microbes represent candidates that may be influenced through plant breeding or field management, and future research will be directed toward elucidating their roles in plant health and nitrogen usage.
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- Michael A. Meier
- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
- Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
- Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- USDA-ARS Agroecosystem Management Research Unit, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
- Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
- Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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Sohn SI, Ahn JH, Pandian S, Oh YJ, Shin EK, Kang HJ, Cho WS, Cho YS, Shin KS. Dynamics of Bacterial Community Structure in the Rhizosphere and Root Nodule of Soybean: Impacts of Growth Stages and Varieties. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:5577. [PMID: 34070397 PMCID: PMC8197538 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22115577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Bacterial communities in rhizosphere and root nodules have significant contributions to the growth and productivity of the soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.). In this report, we analyzed the physiological properties and dynamics of bacterial community structure in rhizosphere and root nodules at different growth stages using BioLog EcoPlate and high-throughput sequencing technology, respectively. The BioLog assay found that the metabolic capability of rhizosphere is in increasing trend in the growth of soybeans as compared to the bulk soil. As a result of the Illumina sequencing analysis, the microbial community structure of rhizosphere and root nodules was found to be influenced by the variety and growth stage of the soybean. At the phylum level, Actinobacteria were the most abundant in rhizosphere at all growth stages, followed by Alphaproteobacteria and Acidobacteria, and the phylum Bacteroidetes showed the greatest change. But, in the root nodules Alphaproteobacteria were dominant. The results of the OTU analysis exhibited the dominance of Bradyrhizobium during the entire stage of growth, but the ratio of non-rhizobial bacteria showed an increasing trend as the soybean growth progressed. These findings revealed that bacterial community in the rhizosphere and root nodules changed according to both the variety and growth stages of soybean in the field.
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- Soo-In Sohn
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Jeonju 54874, Korea; (S.P.); (E.-K.S.); (H.-J.K.); (W.-S.C.); (Y.-S.C.)
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- Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Jeonju 55365, Korea;
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Jeonju 54874, Korea; (S.P.); (E.-K.S.); (H.-J.K.); (W.-S.C.); (Y.-S.C.)
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- Institute for Future Environmental Ecology Co., Ltd., Jeonju 54883, Korea;
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Jeonju 54874, Korea; (S.P.); (E.-K.S.); (H.-J.K.); (W.-S.C.); (Y.-S.C.)
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Jeonju 54874, Korea; (S.P.); (E.-K.S.); (H.-J.K.); (W.-S.C.); (Y.-S.C.)
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Jeonju 54874, Korea; (S.P.); (E.-K.S.); (H.-J.K.); (W.-S.C.); (Y.-S.C.)
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Jeonju 54874, Korea; (S.P.); (E.-K.S.); (H.-J.K.); (W.-S.C.); (Y.-S.C.)
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- Audit and Inspection Office, Rural Development of Administration, Jeonju 54875, Korea;
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Ishizawa H, Tada M, Kuroda M, Inoue D, Futamata H, Ike M. Synthetic Bacterial Community of Duckweed: A Simple and Stable System to Study Plant-microbe Interactions. Microbes Environ 2021; 35. [PMID: 33268659 PMCID: PMC7734406 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.me20112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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A complete understanding of the plant microbiome has not yet been achieved due to its complexity and temporal shifts in the community structure. To overcome these issues, we created a synthetic bacterial community of the aquatic plant, duckweed. The synthetic community established with six bacterial strains showed a stable composition for 50 days, which may have been because duckweed maintains a similar physiological status through its clonal reproduction. Additionally, the synthetic community reflected the taxonomic structure of the natural duckweed microbiome at the family level. These results suggest the potential of a duckweed-based synthetic community as a useful model system for examining the community assembly mechanisms of the plant microbiome.
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- Hidehiro Ishizawa
- Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University.,Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University
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- Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
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- Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University.,Faculty of Social and Environmental Studies, Tokoha University
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- Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
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- Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University
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- Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
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Toyofuku M, Okutani F, Nakayasu M, Hamamoto S, Takase H, Yazaki K, Sugiyama A. Enhancement of developmentally regulated daidzein secretion from soybean roots in field conditions as compared with hydroponic culture. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2021; 85:1165-1169. [PMID: 33784734 DOI: 10.1093/bbb/zbab017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Analyses of metabolite secretions by field-grown plants remain scarce. We analyzed daidzein secretion by field-grown soybean. Daidzein secretion was higher during early vegetative stages than reproductive stages, a trend that was also seen for hydroponically grown soybean. Daidzein secretion was up to 10 000-fold higher under field conditions than hydroponic conditions, leading to a more accurate simulation of rhizosphere daidzein content.
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- Miwako Toyofuku
- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioenvironmental Science, Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Kameoka, Kyoto, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Japan
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