Stable, multigenerational transmission of the bean seed microbiome despite abiotic stress

• Published in: mSystems Vol. 9; no. 11; p. e0095124
• Main Authors: Sulesky-Grieb, Abby, Simonin, Marie, Bintarti, A. Fina, Marolleau, Brice, Barret, Matthieu, Shade, Ashley
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society for Microbiology 19.11.2024
• Subjects: 16S rRNA; Bacteria; Bacteria - genetics; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Bacteriology; Beans; Climate change; Crops; Disease transmission; Drought; Endophytes; Endophytes - genetics; Endophytes - physiology; Environmental conditions; Environmental Sciences; Environmental stress; fertilizer; high-throughput sequencing; Host plants; Immune system; legume; Legumes; Life Sciences; Microbial Ecology; Microbiology and Parasitology; Microbiomes; Microbiota - physiology; Nutrients; Phaseolus - microbiology; Phaseolus vulgaris; Research Article; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; rRNA 16S; Seeds; Seeds - microbiology; Stress, Physiological; France; United States > US; Michigan; 16S rRNA; bacteria; legume; Phaseolus vulgaris; drought; endophyte; fertilizer; high-throughput sequencing; nutrients; high throughput sequencing
• ISSN: 2379-5077; 2379-5077
• DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00951-24

Seed microbiomes initiate plant microbiome assembly and thus have critical implications for the healthy development and performance of crops. However, the consequences of environmental conditions of the parent plant for seed microbiome assembly and transmission are unknown, but this is critical information, given the intensifying stressors that crops face as the climate crisis accelerates. This study provides insights into the maintenance of plant microbiomes across generations, with implications for durable plant microbiome maintenance in agriculture on the changing planet.