2024 journal article
Metagenomic study reveals hidden relationships among fungal diversity, variation of plant disease, and genetic distance in <i>Cornus florida</i> (Cornaceae)
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 14.
author keywords: metagenomics; GBS (genotyping-by-sequencing); Cornus florida (flowering dogwood); pattern of foliar fungal diversity; genetic differentiation
TL;DR:
A metagenomics study utilizing the sequences of RAD-tag/genotype-by-sequence libraries from leaf tissues of C. florida to examine host-fungus interactions across the dogwood's US range suggests that both genetics and the environment play a significant role in shaping foliar fungal communities.
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Added: February 12, 2024
IntroductionUnderstanding patterns of plant-microbe interactions across plant species and populations is a critical yet poorly characterized aspect in the field of plant pathology. Microbial DNA sequences present as contaminants in omics data of plants obtained using next-generation sequencing methods provide a valuable source to explore the relationships among endophytic microbial diversity, disease and genetic differentiation of host plants, and environmental variation, but few such studies have been conducted. The flowering dogwood tree (Cornus florida L.), an ecologically important species in North America, is threatened by powdery mildew and dogwood anthracnose diseases, and knowledge of the microbial diversity harbored within genetically and environmental distinct populations of this species remains largely unknown.
