Lee Su In, Cho Gyeongjun, Kim Su-Hyeon, Kim Da-Ran, Kwak Youn-Sig
Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea.
Division of Agricultural Microbiology, National Institute of Agriculture Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea.
AIMS Microbiol. 2023 Jul 20;9(3):554-569. doi: 10.3934/microbiol.2023029. eCollection 2023.
Fire blight disease, caused by the bacterial pathogen , has been a significant concern for over 50 countries worldwide. The efficacy of chemical pesticides currently available for disease control is limited. To address this issue, research is being conducted to explore environmentally friendly control methods, particularly biological control using beneficial microorganisms. However, there is limited research on the apple microbiota community and minimal research has been conducted on fungal communities that may exhibit reliable performance in apple trees. Therefore, our objective was to analyze the fungal communities present in apples at different developmental stages and in different tissues, aiming to identify potential biological control agents for fire blight disease. Our findings indicate that the fungal communities present in apple buds, flowers and leaves play an important role in inhibiting the invasion of . Specifically, we propose GS11 and as potential keystone taxa that respond to fire blight disease. These findings provide insights into the continuity and discontinuity of fungal community structure in different developmental stages of apples and offer predictions for potential biological control agents for fire blight disease.
火疫病由细菌病原体引起，已成为全球50多个国家的重大关切问题。目前用于疾病控制的化学农药效果有限。为解决这一问题，正在开展研究以探索环境友好型控制方法，特别是利用有益微生物进行生物防治。然而，关于苹果微生物群落的研究有限，对可能在苹果树上表现出可靠性能的真菌群落的研究极少。因此，我们的目标是分析不同发育阶段和不同组织的苹果中存在的真菌群落，旨在识别火疫病的潜在生物防治剂。我们的研究结果表明，苹果芽、花和叶中存在的真菌群落在抑制……的入侵中发挥着重要作用。具体而言，我们提出GS11和……作为对火疫病有反应的潜在关键分类群。这些发现为苹果不同发育阶段真菌群落结构的连续性和不连续性提供了见解，并为火疫病的潜在生物防治剂提供了预测。
