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Sharma P, Mahongnao S, Ahamad A, Gupta R, Goel A, Kumar N, Nanda S. 16S rRNA metagenomic profiling of red amaranth grown organically with different composts and soils. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:129. [PMID: 38229333 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12982-7] [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: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
Abstract
In recent years organic food is gaining popularity as it is believed to promote better human health and improve soil sustainability, but there are apprehensions about pathogens in organic produces. This study was designed to understand the effect of different composts and soils on the status of the microbiome present in organically grown leafy vegetables. 16S rRNA metagenomic profiling of the leaves was done, and data were analyzed. It was found that by adding composts, the OTU of the microbiome in the organic produce was higher than in the conventional produce. The beneficial genera identified across the samples included plant growth promoters (Achromobacter, Paenibacillus, Pseudomonas, Sphingobacterium) and probiotics (Lactobacillus), which were higher in the organic produce. Some pathogenic genera, viz., plant pathogenic bacteria (Cellvibrio, Georgenia) and human pathogenic bacteria (Corynebacterium, Acinetobacter, Streptococcus, Streptomyces) were also found but with relatively low counts in the organic produce. Thus, the present study highlights that organic produce has lesser pathogen contamination than the conventional produce. KEY POINTS: • 16S rRNA metagenomics profiling done for organic red amaranth cultivar • Microbial richness varied with respect to the soil and compost type used • The ratio of beneficial to pathogenic genera improves with the addition of compost.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pooja Sharma
- Department of Biochemistry, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, 4, Patel Marg, Maurice Nagar, Delhi, 110007, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, 4, Patel Marg, Maurice Nagar, Delhi, 110007, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, 110025, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, 4, Patel Marg, Maurice Nagar, Delhi, 110007, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, 4, Patel Marg, Maurice Nagar, Delhi, 110007, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, 4, Patel Marg, Maurice Nagar, Delhi, 110007, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, 4, Patel Marg, Maurice Nagar, Delhi, 110007, India.
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Sun J, Wang Y, Liu S, Li J, Zhou H, Wu G, Haregeweyn N. Editorial: Patterns, functions, and processes of alpine grassland ecosystems under global change. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1048031. [PMID: 36311090 PMCID: PMC9608754 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1048031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jian Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Earth System Resources and Environment of Tibetan Plateau, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Earth System Resources and Environment of Tibetan Plateau, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Key Laboratory of Restoration Ecology for Cold Regions in Qinghai, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- International Platform for Dryland Research and Education, Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
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