Metagenomic insights into communities, functions of endophytes, and their associates with infection by root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, in tomato roots

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 17087
• Main Authors: Tian, Bao-Yu, Cao, Yi, Zhang, Ke-Qin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Nature Publishing Group 25.11.2015
• Subjects: Animals; Carbohydrate Metabolism - physiology; Endophytes - genetics; Endophytes - metabolism; Lycopersicon esculentum - genetics; Lycopersicon esculentum - microbiology; Lycopersicon esculentum - parasitology; Metagenomics; Microbiota; Nitrogen - metabolism; Plant Proteins - metabolism; Plant Roots - genetics; Plant Roots - microbiology; Plant Roots - parasitology; Plant Tumors - genetics; Plant Tumors - microbiology; Polysaccharides - metabolism; Rhizosphere; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - chemistry; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - metabolism; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Tylenchoidea - genetics; Tylenchoidea - pathogenicity

Endophytes are known to play important roles in plant's health and productivity. In this study, we investigated the root microbiome of tomato in association with infection by root knot nematodes. Our objectives were to observe the effects and response of the bacterial endophytes before nematode...