Endophytic bacterial communities in peels and pulp of five root vegetables.

Plants contain endophytic bacteria, whose communities both influence plant growth and can be an important source of probiotics. Here we used deep sequencing of a 16S rRNA gene fragment and bacterial cultivation to independently characterize the microbiomes of five plant species from divergent taxono...

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Main Authors: Viia Kõiv, Krõõt Arbo, Ülo Maiväli, Veljo Kisand, Märt Roosaare, Maido Remm, Tanel Tenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210542
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author Viia Kõiv
Krõõt Arbo
Ülo Maiväli
Veljo Kisand
Märt Roosaare
Maido Remm
Tanel Tenson
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Ülo Maiväli
Veljo Kisand
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description Plants contain endophytic bacteria, whose communities both influence plant growth and can be an important source of probiotics. Here we used deep sequencing of a 16S rRNA gene fragment and bacterial cultivation to independently characterize the microbiomes of five plant species from divergent taxonomic orders-potato (Solanum tuberosum), carrot (Daucus sativus), beet (Beta vulgaris), neep (Brassica napus spp. napobrassica), and topinambur (Helianthus tuberosus). We found that both species richness and diversity tend to be higher in the peel, where Alphaproteobacteria and Actinobacteria dominate, while Gammaproteobacteria and Firmicutes dominate in the pulp. A statistical analysis revealed that the main characteristic features of the microbiomes of plant species originate from the peel microbiomes. Topinambur pulp displayed an interesting characteristic feature: it contained up to 108 CFUs of lactic acid bacteria, suggesting its use as a source of probiotic bacteria. We also detected Listeria sp., in topinambur pulps, however, the 16S rRNA gene fragment is unable to distinguish between pathogenic versus non-pathogenic species, so the evaluation of this potential health risk is left to a future study.
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spelling doaj.art-6f02c07ca653442ca904d81eba0075692022-12-21T22:38:11ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032019-01-01141e021054210.1371/journal.pone.0210542Endophytic bacterial communities in peels and pulp of five root vegetables.Viia KõivKrõõt ArboÜlo MaiväliVeljo KisandMärt RoosaareMaido RemmTanel TensonPlants contain endophytic bacteria, whose communities both influence plant growth and can be an important source of probiotics. Here we used deep sequencing of a 16S rRNA gene fragment and bacterial cultivation to independently characterize the microbiomes of five plant species from divergent taxonomic orders-potato (Solanum tuberosum), carrot (Daucus sativus), beet (Beta vulgaris), neep (Brassica napus spp. napobrassica), and topinambur (Helianthus tuberosus). We found that both species richness and diversity tend to be higher in the peel, where Alphaproteobacteria and Actinobacteria dominate, while Gammaproteobacteria and Firmicutes dominate in the pulp. A statistical analysis revealed that the main characteristic features of the microbiomes of plant species originate from the peel microbiomes. Topinambur pulp displayed an interesting characteristic feature: it contained up to 108 CFUs of lactic acid bacteria, suggesting its use as a source of probiotic bacteria. We also detected Listeria sp., in topinambur pulps, however, the 16S rRNA gene fragment is unable to distinguish between pathogenic versus non-pathogenic species, so the evaluation of this potential health risk is left to a future study.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210542
spellingShingle Viia Kõiv
Krõõt Arbo
Ülo Maiväli
Veljo Kisand
Märt Roosaare
Maido Remm
Tanel Tenson
Endophytic bacterial communities in peels and pulp of five root vegetables.
PLoS ONE
title Endophytic bacterial communities in peels and pulp of five root vegetables.
title_full Endophytic bacterial communities in peels and pulp of five root vegetables.
title_fullStr Endophytic bacterial communities in peels and pulp of five root vegetables.
title_full_unstemmed Endophytic bacterial communities in peels and pulp of five root vegetables.
title_short Endophytic bacterial communities in peels and pulp of five root vegetables.
title_sort endophytic bacterial communities in peels and pulp of five root vegetables
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210542
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