Hydro- and Xerohalophyte Species Drive Compositional and Functional Divergence in Bacterial Leaf Endosphere
Hydro- and xerohalophytes withstand stress thanks to the resistance traits they have, complemented with the functions of their associated microbiota. Besides, given a higher exposition of the phyllosphere to environmental conditions compared to roots, their endospheric bacteria should be more resist...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2026 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repositorio: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/182181 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/182181 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-025-02679-x |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Bacterial metagenomes Hydrohalophytes Leaf endosphere PGP properties Stress Xerohalophytes |
| Sumario: | Hydro- and xerohalophytes withstand stress thanks to the resistance traits they have, complemented with the functions of their associated microbiota. Besides, given a higher exposition of the phyllosphere to environmental conditions compared to roots, their endospheric bacteria should be more resistant to stress. In this study, we analysed the composition and functional traits of the bacterial leaf endosphere of six xero- and hydrohalophytes species in two seasons. We sequenced their endospheric metagenomes by shotgun and annotated genes related with Plant-Growth-Promoting (PGP) properties. We showed that the composition, structure and functions of the bacterial endosphere are mainly influenced by host plant species, followed by functional type. Moreover, plant species and functional type promoted a different relative abundance of, respectively, 62 and 6 PGP properties. This study shows that not only the composition but also the functionality of the bacterial leaf endosphereof halophytes is more influenced by host species than functional type. Moreover, the leaf endosphere of the different plant species and functional type could be an important source of bacteria with diverse PGP properties. |
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