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Bacterial communities in the phylloplane of Prunus species
Author(s) -
Jo Yeonhwa,
Cho Jin Kyong,
Choi Hoseong,
Chu Hyosub,
Lian Sen,
Cho Won Kyong
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of basic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0233-111X
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.201400651
Subject(s) - phyllosphere , prunus , biology , sphingomonas , methylobacterium , pyrosequencing , botany , 16s ribosomal rna , betaproteobacteria , ribosomal rna , ecology , bacteria , actinobacteria , genetics , gene
Bacterial populations in the phylloplane of four different Prunus species were investigated by 16 S rRNA pyrosequencing. Bioinformatic analysis identified an average of 510 operational taxonomic units belonging to 159 genera in 76 families. The two genera, Sphingomonas and Methylobacterium, were dominant in the phylloplane of four Prunus species. Twenty three genera were commonly identified in the four Prunus species, indicating a high level of bacterial diversity dependent on the plant species. Our study based on 16 S rRNA sequencing reveals the complexity of bacterial diversity in the phylloplane of Prunus species in detail.