Metagenomic study reveals hidden relationships among fungal diversity, variation of plant disease, and genetic distance in Cornus florida (Cornaceae)
Pais A, Ristaino J, Whetton R, Xiang Q(. 2024. Metagenomic study reveals hidden relationships among fungal diversity, variation of plant disease, and genetic distance in Cornus florida (Cornaceae). Frontiers in Plant Science. :1-20
DISCUSSION: Our results suggest that both genetics and the environment play a significant role in shaping foliar fungal communities. Our findings underscore the power of leveraging hidden microbial sequences within datasets originally collected for plant genetic studies to understand plant-pathogen interactions.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Pais, Andrew; Ristaino, Jean; Whetton, Ross; Xiang, Qiu-Yun
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Cornus florida, flowering dogwood, GBS (genotyping-by-sequencing), genetic differentiation, GRSM-01109, metagenomics, pattern of foliar fungal diversity