Influence of Tall Fescue Epichloë Endophytes on Rhizosphere Soil Microbiome
| Autor: | Nicholas S. Hill, Kendall Lee, Anaas Mergoum, Ali Missaoui, Kishan Mahmud |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Rhizosphere biology QH301-705.5 Phosphorus rhizosphere microbiome chemistry.chemical_element food and beverages tall fescue Epichloë coenophiala endophyte soil plant-soil interaction biology.organism_classification Microbiology Endophyte chemistry Symbiosis Virology Botany Microbiome Biology (General) Bacterial phyla Epichloë |
| Zdroj: | Microorganisms; Volume 9; Issue 9; Pages: 1843 Microorganisms, Vol 9, Iss 1843, p 1843 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2076-2607 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/microorganisms9091843 |
| Popis: | Tall fescue (Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) S.J. Darbyshire) often forms a symbiotic relationship with fungal endophytes (Epichloë coenophiala), which provides increased plant performance and greater tolerance to environmental stress compared to endophyte-free tall fescue. Whether this enhanced performance of tall fescue exclusively results from the grass–fungus symbiosis, or this symbiosis additionally results in the recruitment of soil microbes in the rhizosphere that in turn promote plant growth, remain a question. We investigated the soil bacterial and fungal community composition in iron-rich soil in the southeastern USA, and possible community shifts in soil microbial populations based on endophyte infection in tall fescue by analyzing the 16s rRNA gene and ITS specific region. Our data revealed that plant-available phosphorus (P) was significantly (p < 0.05) influenced by endophyte infection in tall fescue. While the prominent soil bacterial phyla were similar, a clear fungal community shift was observed between endophyte-infected (E+) and endophyte-free (E−) tall fescue soil at the phylum level. Moreover, compared to E− soil, E+ soil showed a greater fungal diversity at the genus level. Our results, thus, indicate a possible three-way interaction between tall fescue, fungal endophyte, and soil fungal communities resulting in improved tall fescue performance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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