Frontiers in Microbiology (Feb 2023)

Comparison of the diversity and structure of the rhizosphere microbial community between the straight and twisted trunk types of Pinus yunnanensis

  • Peiling Li,
  • Peiling Li,
  • Dan Zong,
  • Dan Zong,
  • Dan Zong,
  • Peihua Gan,
  • Peihua Gan,
  • Hailin Li,
  • Hailin Li,
  • Zhiyang Wu,
  • Zhiyang Wu,
  • Fahong Li,
  • Fahong Li,
  • Changlin Zhao,
  • Changlin Zhao,
  • Laigeng Li,
  • Chengzhong He,
  • Chengzhong He,
  • Chengzhong He

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1066805
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14

Abstract

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BackgroundPinus yunnanensis is a major silvicultural species in Southwest China. Currently, large areas of twisted-trunk Pinus yunnanensis stands severely restrict its productivity. Different categories of rhizosphere microbes evolve alongside plants and environments and play an important role in the growth and ecological fitness of their host plant. However, the diversity and structure of the rhizosphere microbial communities between P. yunnanensis with two different trunk types—straight and twisted—remain unclear.MethodsWe collected the rhizosphere soil of 5 trees with the straight and 5 trees with the twisted trunk type in each of three sites in Yunnan province. We assessed and compared the diversity and structure of the rhizosphere microbial communities between P. yunnanensis with two different trunk types by Illumina sequencing of 16S rRNA genes and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions.ResultsThe available phosphorus in soil differed significantly between P. yunnanensis with straight and twisted trunks. Available potassium had a significant effect on fungi. Chloroflexi dominated the rhizosphere soils of the straight trunk type, while Proteobacteria was predominant in the rhizosphere soils of the twisted trunk type. Trunk types significantly explained 6.79% of the variance in bacterial communities.ConclusionThis study revealed the composition and diversity of bacterial and fungal groups in the rhizosphere soil of P. yunnanensis with straight and twisted trunk types, providing proper microbial information for different plant phenotypes.

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