Diversity and Structure of the Endophytic Bacterial Communities Associated With Three Terrestrial Orchid Species as Revealed by 16S rRNA Gene Metabarcoding

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 11; p. 604964
• Main Authors: Alibrandi, Pasquale, Schnell, Sylvia, Perotto, Silvia, Cardinale, Massimiliano
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 15.12.2020
• Subjects: bacterial endophytes; metabarcoding analysis; Microbiology; microbiota; orchids (Orchidaceae); seeds; microbiota; orchids (Orchidaceae); metabarcoding analysis; bacterial endophytes; seeds

The endophytic microbiota can establish mutualistic or commensalistic interactions within the host plant tissues. We investigated the bacterial endophytic microbiota in three species of Mediterranean orchids ( , , and ) by metabarcoding of the 16S rRNA gene. We examined whether the different orchid...