Fungal community assembly in drought-stressed sorghum shows stochasticity, selection, and universal ecological dynamics

Cheng Gao; Liliam Montoya; Ling Xu; Mary Madera; Joy Hollingsworth; Elizabeth Purdom; Vasanth Singan; John Vogel; Robert B. Hutmacher; Jeffery A. Dahlberg; Devin Coleman-Derr; Peggy G. Lemaux; John W. Taylor

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-13913-9

Nature Communications (Jan 2020)

Fungal community assembly in drought-stressed sorghum shows stochasticity, selection, and universal ecological dynamics

Cheng Gao,
Liliam Montoya,
Ling Xu,
Mary Madera,
Joy Hollingsworth,
Elizabeth Purdom,
Vasanth Singan,
John Vogel,
Robert B. Hutmacher,
Jeffery A. Dahlberg,
Devin Coleman-Derr,
Peggy G. Lemaux,
John W. Taylor

Affiliations

Cheng Gao: Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California
Liliam Montoya: Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California
Ling Xu: Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California
Mary Madera: Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California
Joy Hollingsworth: University of California Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Elizabeth Purdom: Statistics Department, University of California
Vasanth Singan: Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, 1 Cyclotron Rd.
John Vogel: Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, 1 Cyclotron Rd.
Robert B. Hutmacher: University of California West Side Research & Extension Center, UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences
Jeffery A. Dahlberg: University of California Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Devin Coleman-Derr: Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California
Peggy G. Lemaux: Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California
John W. Taylor: Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13913-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Fungal community assembly on crop plants is thought to be driven by deterministic selection exerted by the host. Here Gao et al. use a sorghum system to show that stochastic forces act on fungal community assembly in leaves and roots early in host development and when sorghum is drought stressed.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
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