Metagenomics methods for the study of plant-associated microbial communities: a review

AE Fadiji, OO Babalola - Journal of microbiological methods, 2020 - Elsevier
Plant microbiota have different effects on the plant which can be beneficial or pathogenic. In
this study, we concentrated on beneficial microbes associated with plants using endophytic …

Forest tree microbiomes and associated fungal endophytes: Functional roles and impact on forest health

E Terhonen, K Blumenstein, A Kovalchuk, FO Asiegbu - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
Terrestrial plants including forest trees are generally known to live in close association with
microbial organisms. The inherent features of this close association can be commensalism …

Decrease in soil functionalities and herbs' diversity, but not that of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, linked to short fire interval in semi-arid oak forest ecosystem, west Iran

J Mirzaei, M Heydari, R Omidipour, N Jafarian… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The semi-arid forest ecosystems of western Iran dominated by Quercus brantii are often
disturbed by wildfires. Here, we assessed the effects of short fire intervals on the soil …

Role of trees and herbaceous vegetation beneath trees in maintaining arbuscular mycorrhizal communities in temperate alley cropping systems

P Battie-Laclau, E Taschen, C Plassard, D Dezette… - Plant and Soil, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background & Aims Better understanding of belowground interactions in
agroforestry systems is crucial for the success of plant co-existence. Beyond root …

Sphaeropsis sapinea and Associated Endophytes in Scots Pine: Interactions and Effect on the Host Under Variable Water Content

K Blumenstein, J Bußkamp, GJ Langer… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The ascomycete Sphaeropsis sapinea is the causal agent of the Diplodia Tip Blight disease
on pines and other conifer species. This fungus has a symptomless endophytic life stage …

The impact of pine wood nematode infection on the host fungal community

Y Liu, ZL Qu, B Liu, Y Ma, J Xu, WX Shen, H Sun - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pine wilt disease (PWD), caused by pinewood nematode (PWN) Bursaphelenchus
xylophilus, is globally one of the most destructive diseases of pine forests, especially in …

Seasonal Dynamics of Fungi Associated with Healthy and Diseased Pinus sylvestris Needles in Northern Europe

A Agan, H Solheim, K Adamson, AM Hietala… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
The relationship between the ecological success of needle pathogens of forest trees and
species richness of co-inhabiting endophytic fungi is poorly understood. One of the most …

Crown closure affects endophytic leaf mycobiome compositional dynamics over time in Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

KA Gervers, DC Thomas, BA Roy, JW Spatafora… - Fungal Ecology, 2022 - Elsevier
Old-growth Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii forests produce complex environmental
and spatial gradients along which biota assemble. Given this, it has been proposed that …

What matters most? Assessment of within-canopy factors influencing the needle microbiome of the model conifer, Pinus radiata

S Addison, C Armstrong, K Wigley, R Hartley… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
The assembly and function of the phyllosphere microbiome is important to the overall fitness
of plants and, thereby, the ecosystems they inhabit. Presently, model systems for tree …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental factors and host genetic variation shape the fungal endophyte communities within needles of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)

K Schönrogge, M Gibbs, A Oliver, S Cavers, HS Gweon… - Fungal Ecology, 2022 - Elsevier
To determine the role of environmental and host genetic factors in shaping fungal endophyte
communities we used culturing and metabarcoding techniques to quantify fungal taxa within …