Simultaneous profiling of seed-associated bacteria and fungi reveals antagonistic interactions between microorganisms within a shared epiphytic microbiome on Triticum and Brassica seeds

New Phytologist

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 542-553

  Links, Matthew G ^a,b   Demeke, Tigst ^c   Gräfenhan, Tom ^c   Hill, Janet E ^b   Hemmingsen, Sean M ^d   Dumonceaux, Tim J ^a,b  

^a SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c GRAIN RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Core microbiome; cpn60 universal target; DNA barcode; Epiphytes; Seed microbiota

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTAGONISM; BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; EPIPHYTE; FUNGUS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING;

ALTERNARIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA; FUNGI; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

CHAPERONIN 60;

ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BRASSICA; CORE MICROBIOME; CPN60 UNIVERSAL TARGET; DNA BARCODING; ECOSYSTEM; EPIPHYTES; FUNGUS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PANTOEA; PLANT SEED; SEED MICROBIOTA; WHEAT;

BIOCONTROL; CORE MICROBIOME; CPN60 UNIVERSAL TARGET; DNA BARCODE; EPIPHYTES; SEED MICROBIOTA;

ALTERNARIA; BACTERIA; BRASSICA; CHAPERONIN 60; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGI; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; MICROBIOTA; PANTOEA; SEEDS; TRITICUM;

EID: 84896546549     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.12693     Document Type: Article

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