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Vílchez JI, Varotto S, Jung HW. Editorial: Epigenetic regulation behind plant-microbe interactions. Front Plant Sci 2024; 15:1385356. [PMID: 38486849 PMCID: PMC10938847 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1385356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Juan Ignacio Vílchez
- iPlantMicro Lab, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (ITQB)-NOVA, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), Università degli Studi di Padova, Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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Wang Y, Wang J, He Y, Qu M, Zhu W, Xue Y, Li J. Interkingdom ecological networks between plants and fungi drive soil multifunctionality across arid inland river basin. Mol Ecol 2023; 32:6939-6952. [PMID: 37902115 DOI: 10.1111/mec.17184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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Despite the known collective contribution of above- (plants) and below-ground (soil fungi) biodiversity on multiple soil functions, how the associations among plant and fungal communities regulate soil multifunctionality (SMF) differentially remains unknown. Here, plant communities were investigated at 81 plots across a typical arid inland river basin, within which associated soil fungal communities and seven soil functions (nutrients storage and biological activity) were measured in surface (0-15 cm) and subsurface soil (15-30 cm). We evaluated the relative importance of species richness and biotic associations (reflected by network complexity) on SMF. Our results demonstrated that plant species richness and plant-fungus network complexity promoted SMF in surface and subsurface soil. SMF in two soil layers was mainly determined by plant-fungus network complexity, mean groundwater depth and soil variables, among which plant-fungus network complexity played a crucial role. Plant-fungus network complexity had stronger effects on SMF in surface soil than in subsurface soil. We present evidence that plant-fungus network complexity surpassed plant-fungal species richness in determining SMF in surface and subsurface soil. Moreover, plant-fungal species richness could not directly affect SMF. Greater plant-fungal species richness indirectly promoted SMF since they ensured greater plant-fungal associations. Collectively, we concluded that interkingdom networks between plants and fungi drive SMF even in different soil layers. Our findings enhanced our knowledge of the underlying mechanisms that above- and below-ground associations promote SMF in arid inland river basins. Future study should place more emphasis on the associations among plant and microbial communities in protecting soil functions under global changes.
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- Yin Wang
- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
- Ejina Institute of Populus euphratica, Beijing Forestry University, Alax, China
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- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
- Ejina Institute of Populus euphratica, Beijing Forestry University, Alax, China
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- China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
- Ejina Institute of Populus euphratica, Beijing Forestry University, Alax, China
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- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
- Ejina Institute of Populus euphratica, Beijing Forestry University, Alax, China
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- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
- Ejina Institute of Populus euphratica, Beijing Forestry University, Alax, China
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- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
- Ejina Institute of Populus euphratica, Beijing Forestry University, Alax, China
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Sun X, Zhang X, Zhang G, Miao Y, Zeng T, Zhang M, Zhang H, Zhang L, Huang L. Environmental Response to Root Secondary Metabolite Accumulation in Paeonia lactiflora: Insights from Rhizosphere Metabolism and Root-Associated Microbial Communities. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0280022. [PMID: 36318022 PMCID: PMC9769548 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02800-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Paeonia lactiflora is a commercial crop with horticultural and medicinal value. Although interactions between plants and microbes are increasingly evident and considered to be drivers of ecosystem service, the regulatory relationship between microbial communities and the growth and root metabolites of P. lactiflora is less well known. Here, soil metabolomics indicated that carbohydrates and organic acids were enriched in the rhizosphere (RS) with higher diversity. Moreover, the variation of root-associated microbiotas between the bulk soil (BS) and the RS of P. lactiflora was investigated via 16S rRNA and internally transcribed spacer (ITS) amplicon sequencing. The RS displayed a low-diversity community dominated by copiotrophs, whereas the BS showed an oligotroph-dominated, high-diversity community. Hierarchical partitioning showed that cation exchange capacity (CEC) was the main factor affecting microbial community diversity. The null model and the dispersion niche continuum index (DNCI) suggested that stochastic processes (dispersal limitation) dominated the community assembly of both the RS and BS. The bacterial-fungal interkingdom networks illustrated that the RS possessed more complex and stable co-occurrence patterns. Meanwhile, positive link numbers and positive cohesion results revealed more cooperative relationships among microbes in the RS. Additionally, random forest model prediction and two partial least-squares path model (PLS-PM) analyses showed that the P. lactiflora root secondary metabolites were comprehensively impacted by soil water content (SWC), mean annual precipitation (MAP), pH (abiotic), and Alternaria (biotic). Collectively, this study provides a theoretical basis for screening the microbiome associated with the active components of P. lactiflora. IMPORTANCE Determining the taxonomic and functional components of the rhizosphere microbiome, as well as how they differ from those of the bulk soil microbiome, is critical for manipulating them to improve plant growth performance and increase agricultural yields. Soil metabolic profiles can help enhance the understanding of rhizosphere exudates. Here, we explored the regulatory relationship across environmental variables (root-associated microbial communities and soil metabolism) in the accumulation of secondary metabolites of P. lactiflora. Overall, this work improves our knowledge of how the rhizosphere affects soil and microbial communities. These observations improve the understanding of plant-microbiome interactions and introduce new horizons for synthetic community investigations as well as the creation of microbiome technologies for agricultural sustainability.
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- Xiao Sun
- Key Lab of Chinese Medicine Resources Conservation, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Key Lab of Chinese Medicine Resources Conservation, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Key Lab of Chinese Medicine Resources Conservation, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Key Lab of Chinese Medicine Resources Conservation, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Key Lab of Chinese Medicine Resources Conservation, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Key Lab of Chinese Medicine Resources Conservation, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Key Lab of Chinese Medicine Resources Conservation, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- College of Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an, Sichuan, China
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- Key Lab of Chinese Medicine Resources Conservation, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Srivastava AK, Kashyap PL, Santoyo G, Newcombe G. Editorial: Plant Microbiome: Interactions, Mechanisms of Action, and Applications. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:706049. [PMID: 34290690 PMCID: PMC8287647 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.706049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (ICAR), Karnal, India
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químico-Biológicas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mexico
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- Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, United States
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89 I. 89 II. 90 III. 90 IV. 91 V. 92 VI. 93 References 93 SUMMARY: Understanding the genetic bases of complex traits has been a main challenge in biology for decades. Comparative phylogenomics offers an opportunity to identify candidate genes associated with these complex traits. This approach initially developed in prokaryotes consists in looking at shared coevolution between genes and traits. It thus requires a precise reconstruction of the trait evolution, a large genomic sampling in the clades of interest and an accurate definition of orthogroups. Recently, with the growing body of sequenced plant genomes, comparative genomics has been successfully applied to plants to study the widespread arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. Here I will use these findings to illustrate the main principles of comparative phylogenomic approaches and propose directions to improve our understanding of symbiotic associations.
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- Pierre-Marc Delaux
- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 24 chemin de Borde Rouge, Auzeville, BP42617, 31326, Castanet Tolosan, France
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