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Pine wilt disease (PWD) caused by Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is a major threat to pine forests worldwide. Induction of resistance is a promising and safe management option that should be investigated in relation to its possible influence on the pine tree ecosystem, including the surrounding microbial communities. In this study, two main resistance-inducing chemical elicitors, methyl salicylic acid (MeSA) and acibenzolar-s-methyl (ASM), were tested for their control efficiency against PWD and their influence on the rhizosphere microbial composition. Foliar treatment of pine seedlings with the chemical elicitors resulted in a reduction in PWD severity, with ASM showing better control efficacy, reaching up to 73% compared to the untreated control. Moreover, bacterial community analysis of the rhizosphere revealed significant changes in several microbial taxa that were present at low relative abundance. In particular, ASM treatment resulted in a significant increase in specific microbial taxa, including members of the Rhodanobacter, Devosia, Bradyrhizobium, Acidibacter, Mesorhizobium , and Hyphomicrobium genera, which are known to play ecological and plant growth-promoting roles. Furthermore, chitinolytic bacteria were shown to be reduced in response to treatment with both MeSA and ASM. Altogether, the present findings demonstrate the occurrence of significant alterations in several ecologically important microbial taxa after treatment with resistance-inducing chemicals. As compared to MeSA treatment, ASM treatment was more effective at suppressing PWD and resulted in more beneficial changes in rhizosphere microbial composition.

Influence of Resistance-Inducing Chemical Elicitors against Pine Wilt Disease on the Rhizosphere Microbiome