Park Jong-Won, Braswell W Evan, Kunta Madhurababu
Citrus Center, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, 312 N. International Blvd., Weslaco, TX 78599, USA.
Insect Management and Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, USDA APHIS PPQ S&T, Edinburg, TX 78541, USA.
Plants (Basel). 2023 Dec 26;13(1):80. doi: 10.3390/plants13010080.
Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) is associated with Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB), a devastating disease in the US. Previously, we conducted a two-year-long monthly HLB survey by quantitative real-time PCR using root DNA fractions prepared from 112 field grapefruit trees grafted on sour orange rootstock. Approximately 10% of the trees remained CLas-free during the entire survey period. This study conducted 16S metagenomics using the time-series root DNA fractions, monthly prepared during twenty-four consecutive months, followed by microbial co-occurrence network analysis to investigate the microbial factors contributing to the CLas-free phenotype of the aforementioned trees. Based on the HLB status and the time when the trees were first diagnosed as CLas-positive during the survey, the samples were divided into four groups, Stage H (healthy), Stage I (early), II (mid), and III (late) samples. The 16S metagenomics data using Silva 16S database v132 revealed that HLB compromised the diversity of rhizosphere microbiota. At the phylum level, Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria were the predominant bacterial phyla, comprising >93% of total bacterial phyla, irrespective of HLB status. In addition, a temporal change in the rhizosphere microbe population was observed during a two-year-long survey, from which we confirmed that some bacterial families differently responded to HLB disease status. The clustering of the bacterial co-occurrence network data revealed the presence of a subnetwork composed of and bacterial families with plant growth-promoting activity in Stage H and III samples. These data implicated that the subnetwork may act as a functional unit against HLB.
亚洲韧皮杆菌(CLas)与柑橘黄龙病(HLB)有关,柑橘黄龙病是美国一种极具破坏性的疾病。此前,我们通过定量实时PCR进行了为期两年的月度HLB调查,使用从112株嫁接到酸橙砧木上的田间葡萄柚树制备的根系DNA组分。在整个调查期间,约10%的树木未感染CLas。本研究使用连续24个月每月制备的时间序列根系DNA组分进行16S宏基因组学分析,随后进行微生物共现网络分析,以研究导致上述树木无CLas表型的微生物因素。根据HLB状态以及树木在调查期间首次被诊断为CLas阳性的时间,将样本分为四组,即H期(健康)、I期(早期)、II期(中期)和III期(晚期)样本。使用Silva 16S数据库v132的16S宏基因组学数据显示,HLB损害了根际微生物群的多样性。在门水平上,放线菌门和变形菌门是主要的细菌门,无论HLB状态如何,它们占细菌门总数的>93%。此外,在为期两年的调查中观察到根际微生物种群的时间变化,从中我们证实一些细菌科对HLB疾病状态有不同反应。细菌共现网络数据的聚类揭示了在H期和III期样本中存在一个由具有促进植物生长活性的细菌科组成的子网。这些数据表明该子网可能作为对抗HLB的功能单元。
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