Wei, Zhong, Gu, Yian, Friman, Ville-Petri orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-157X et al. (4 more authors) (2019) Initial Soil Microbiome Composition and Functioning Predetermine Future Plant Health. Science Advances. eaaw0759. ISSN 2375-2548
Abstract
Plant-pathogen interactions are shaped by multiple environmental factors making it difficult to predict disease dynamics even in relatively simple agricultural monocultures. Here we explored how variation in the initial soil microbiome predicts future disease outcomes at the level of individual plants. We found that the composition and functioning of the initial soil microbiome predetermined whether the plants survived or succumbed to disease. Surviving plant microbiomes were associated with specific rare taxa, highly pathogen-suppressing Pseudomonas and Bacillus bacteria and high abundance of genes encoding antimicrobial compounds. Microbiome-mediated plant protection could subsequently be transferred to the next plant generation via soil transplantation. Together, our results suggest that small initial variation in soil microbiome composition and functioning can determine the outcomes of plant-pathogen interactions in natural field conditions.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 The Authors |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Biology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 26 Sep 2019 15:00 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 15:58 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaw0759 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1126/sciadv.aaw0759 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:151404 |
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