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Deciphering Trifolium pratense L. holobiont reveals a microbiome resilient to future climate changes

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Wahdan, Sara Fareed Mohamed, Tanunchai, Benjawan, Wu, Yu‐Ting, Sansupa, Chakriya, Schädler, Martin, Dawoud, Turki M., Buscot, François, Purahong, Witoon·2021·MicrobiologyOpen

Abstract

The plant microbiome supports plant growth, fitness, and resistance against climate change. Trifolium pratense (red clover), an important forage legume crop, positively contributes to ecosystem sustainability. However, T. pratense is known to have limited adaptive ability toward climate change. Here, the T. pratense microbiomes (including both bacteria and fungi) of the rhizosphere and the root, shoot, and flower endospheres were comparatively examined using metabarcoding in a field located in Central Germany that mimics the climate conditions projected for the next 50-70 years in comparison with the current climate conditions. Additionally, the ecological functions and metabolic genes of the microbial communities colonizing each plant compartment were predicted using FUNGuild, FAPROTAX, and Tax4Fun annotation tools. Our results showed that the individual plant compartments were colonized by specific microbes. The bacterial and fungal community compositions of the belowground plant compartments did not vary under future climate conditions. However, future climate conditions slightly altered the relative abundances of specific fungal classes of the aboveground compartments. We predicted several microbial functional genes of the T. pratense microbiome involved in plant growth processes, such as biofertilization (nitrogen fixation, phosphorus solubilization, and siderophore biosynthesis) and biostimulation (phytohormone and auxin production). Our findings indicated that T. pratense microbiomes show a degree of resilience to future climate changes. Additionally, microbes inhabiting T. pratense may not only contribute to plant growth promotion but also to ecosystem sustainability.

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  1. Leung, A. Y., & Foster, S. (1996). Clover tops, red (2nd ed.). Wiley.

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Wahdan, S. F. M., Tanunchai, B., Wu, Y., Sansupa, C., Schädler, M., Dawoud, T. M., Buscot, F., & Purahong, W.
Affiliations
  • Suez Canal University (EG)
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (DE)
  • Department of Forestry National Pingtung University of Science and Technology Pingtung Taiwan
  • King Saud University (SA)
Corresponding author
  • Wahdan, Sara Fareed Mohamed
  • Purahong, Witoon
Venue
MicrobiologyOpen
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2021-07-23
Volume
10
Issue
4
Pages
e1217-e1217
ISSN
2045-8827 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3185761436
Cited by
15
References
104
Citations by year
2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1
FWCI
2.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • MicrobiologyOpen (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • Ministry of Higher Education
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Keywords
red clover, plant microbiome, holobiont, climate resilience, future climate conditions, rhizosphere, endosphere, bacterial and fungal communities, microbial functional genes, plant growth promotion, biofertilization, nitrogen fixation, phosphate solubilization, siderophore biosynthesis, phytohormone production, auxin biosynthesis, forage legumes
MeSH terms
Acclimatization, Mycobiome, Bacteria, Fungi, Germany, Indoleacetic Acids, Nitrogen Fixation, Phosphorus, Soil Microbiology, Siderophores, Plant Roots, Trifolium, Climate Change, Rhizosphere, Microbiota

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