Abstract
Fungal endophytes in plant leaf mesophyll form mutually beneficial associations through carbon assimilation, synthesis of biologically active chemicals, and enhancement of aesthetic and nutritional value. Here, we compared community structure, diversity, and richness of endophytic fungi in the leaves of three bamboo species, including Phyllostachys edulis (MZ), Bambusa rigida (KZ), and Pleioblastus amarus (YT) via high-throughput Illumina sequencing. In total, 1070 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were retrieved and classified into 7 phylum, 27 classes, 82 orders, 185 families, 310 genus, and 448 species. Dominant genera were Cladosporium, Trichomerium, Hannaella, Ascomycota, Sporobolomyces, Camptophora and Strelitziana. The highest fungal diversity was observed in Pleioblastus amarus, followed by Bambusa rigida, and Phyllostachys edulis. Comparatively, monopodial species Ph. edulis and sympodial B. rigida, mixed P. amarus revealed the highest richness of endophytic fungi. We retrieved a few biocontrol agents, Sarocladium and Paraconiothyrium, and unique Sporobolomyces, Camptophora, and Strelitziana genera. FUNGuild analysis revealed the surrounding environment (The annual average temperature is between 15 and 25 °C, and the relative humidity of the air is above 83% all year round) as a source of fungal accumulation in bamboo leaves and their pathogenic nature. Our results provide precise knowledge for better managing bamboo forests and pave the way for isolating secondary metabolites and potential bioactive compounds.
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Introduction
Endophytic microbiomes develop a kind of symbiotic association while residing inside different tissues and organs of plants1. Endophytic fungi constitute a dominant class of endophytes, which are ubiquitous for plant biotic and abiotic resistance2, enhancement of plant growth, improvement of nutritional value3, development of aesthetic value of food during pile-fermentation4, and biosynthesis of biologically active compounds such as phytohormones, secondary metabolites and phytotoxins in weeds5,6. Endophytic fungi promote plant growth by mobilizing nutrients, phosphate solubilization, and nitrogen fixation5. Diverse community structure and species richness of endophytic fungi in plants are predominantly defined by plant species, seed vector endophytes, life cycle, surrounding environment, and different plant tissues7. Among all tissues, diverse endophytes are predominantly accumulated in leaves due to their fragile nature, stomatal openings, airborne injuries, and easy transport8.
Diverse plant species generally host divergent endophytic fungal species9. Depth, analysis revealed that even different varieties of the same plant species also harbor diverse community structures and species richness of endophytic fungi10. For example, rhizomes collected from different varieties of moso bamboo located in different regions revealed significantly diverse endophytic microbiomes11. Similarly, tissue-specific analysis of Eucalyptus globulus and Eucalyptus maidenii revealed that sapwood, heartwood and bark harbor diverse colonies of endophytic fungi12. Intra-tissue-specific analysis of fungal colonies habituating leaves intramural environment of Eucalyptus microcorys revealed that fungal diversity was decreased but species richness was increased at different stages of growth13. In particular, a wide variety of endophytic fungal strains have been isolated from Poaceae plant family6.
Bambusoideae is a sub-family of Poaceae, with rich species diversity. There are more than 70 genera and more than 1200 species in the world14. Bamboo is a forest resource that integrates economic, ecological, and social benefits and plays an important role in modern forestry and regional economy. Bamboo stem is a rich source of natural, renewable, and biodegradable source of alternative of synthetic fiber i.e., cellulose macrofibres15. The strength of bamboo-derived cellulose macrofibres is 1.26 ± 0.21 GPa cm−3 g−1, stronger than steel, lightweight, and promising construction material for future elevated buildings to avoid the deteriorative effects of earthquakes15. Bamboo-derived thread has replaced petrochemical-based artificial fibers in the weaving industry16. In traditional medicines and cuisines, bamboo is being widely employed17. The endophytic microbes, particularly endophytic fungi play a pivotal role in the abundance of bamboo resources and derivatives14,18. In recent years, the diversity of endophytic fungi in different bamboo species has been investigated including Phyllostachys praecox and Ph. edulis19.
Investigation of endophytes is of great significance in the cultivation of bamboo forests, maintenance of bamboo forest ecosystems, and development of bamboo-based industry. Traditional culturing technique is not promising because numerous microbes are still unculturable. Next-generation sequencing techniques have made this possible to thoroughly investigate the microbiome of any species. Therefore, we employed a robust Illumina MiSeq™ PE300 platform to perform ITS sequencing to analyze the diversity and richness of endophytic fungal communities in bamboo leaves. Here, three densely populated verities of bamboo in Shunan Bamboo Sea, Yibin, China including Phyllostachys edulis, Bambusa rigida and Pleioblastus amarus were selected in this study. We first time reported a comprehensive and comparative analysis of community structure and diversity of endophytic fungal colons in the aforementioned three bamboo verities, which could be further employed in isolation of probiotics and instigation of bamboo growth.
Materials and methods
Collection of samples
In order to investigate endophytic fungi, leaves of three bamboo verities and three different sizes were collected including Ph. edulis (MZ), B. rigida (YT) and P. amarus (KZ) situated in Shunan Bamboo Sea (Yibin, Sichuan, 28°30′2″N, 105°04′7″E). To ensure maximum inclusion of endophytic fungal diversity, three biological replicates of each sample were selected with distantly separated. Healthy plants with vigorous growth were selected for collection of leaves and immediately stored at 4 °C to avoid mortality of endophytes. Upon arrival in the laboratory, samples were thoroughly washed with tap water to get rid of appendages and soil patches from the surface of leaves. Furthermore, 10 g of leaves were weighed with the help of electric balance and packed into sterile plastic bags, labelled, and stored at 4 °C for further DNA extraction and library construction for sequencing analysis. In order to avoid noise, surface sterilization of all samples was performed by soaking in 75% ethanol for 30 s followed by soaking in 2% NaClO solution for 2 min with gentle shaking on an agitator, and finally washed thrice with sterile ddH2O20. Confirmation of surface sterilization of leaves was performed by streaking of 20 ml of ddH2O of final washing on three petri plates filled with PDA medium. Plates were incubated at 28 °C in a biochemical incubator under dark conditions.
DNA extraction
In order to extract genomic DNA, 5 g of each sample was chopped into very small pieces at 4 °C, and subsequently soaked in 25 ml of sterile ddH2O21,22. To remove coarse particles, each sample was filtered through a three-layered sterile gauze followed by centrifugation at 12,298×g for 10 min at 4 °C. Supernatant was discarded, and the filtrate was transferred into a new sterile tube for extraction of gDNA. Fungal genomic DNA was extracted with the help of E.Z.N.A™ Fungal DNA Miniprep Kit (OMEGA, USA) by following the standard protocol of the supplier. To confirm quality, 2 μL of gDNA was electrophoresed in 1% agarose gel, and visualized under UV light installed gel documentation system (iBright 1500, ThermoFisher, USA22,23. Furthermore, the concentration of high-quality gDNA was measured with the help of a spectrophotometer (Nanodrop 2000) at OD 260/280. The average concentration of gDNA of each sample was 2.1–42.5 ng/μL24.
PCR amplification, library construction, and sequencing analysis
To amplify the ITS1 sequence of fungal ITS region with the help of PCR, the following universal primer pair ITS1F 5′CTTGGTCATTTAGAGGAAGTAA3′ and ITS2R 5′GCTGCGTTCTTCATCGATGC3′ was employed3. PCR reaction mixture was comprised of 1 PCR buffer, 1 mM dNTPs, 0.2 mM of each primer, 1.25 U of FastPfu DNA Polymerase (TransStart®, AP221-01, China), 2 ml DNA template, and a final volume of 25 mL was made by sterile ddH2O25. PCR conditions were: initial denaturation at 95 °C for 3 min, denaturation at 95 °C for 30 s, annealing at 55 °C for 45 s, amplification at 68 °C for 45 s, 32 cycles, final amplification at 68 °C for 20 min, and storage at 4 °C for infinity26. To confirm size of the amplicon, 2 μL of each PCR product was separated on 2% agarose gel and visualized under UV light20. Furthermore, a PCR product with the correct size was used to construct a gDNA library, and sequencing was performed at a high-fidelity Illumina MiSeq™ PE300 sequencing platform7.
Raw reads in fasta format were obtained from the sequencing of each sample. Reads of both MP or PE data were comprised of two files fq1 and fq2, reads of both sequencing ends and corresponding sequences. Furthermore, reads retrieved by the Illumina MiSeq® sequencing platform were comprised of paired-end sequence data. Incomplete raw reads were discarded, overlap sequences in PE pair-end reads were spliced into a full-length sequence, and duplicate reads were merged. To ensure the quality of sequencing data, filter analysis was performed and splicing events were measured with the help of Fast Length Adjustment of Short Reads (FLASH-1.2.11) software27. To avoid mixing of samples or any confusion, barcodes were generated on the base of primers and pasted on each sample before and after sequencing. We retrieved sufficient high-quality reads from each sample, their directions were corrected, and analyses were performed to disclose fungal diversity28.
Phylogenetic clustering analysis of sequencing data
To identify OTUs in sequencing data to identify specific phyla of endophytic fungi, phylogenetic clustering analysis was performed by employing the Uparse v7.0.10901 OTU clustering tool at an identity threshold level of 97%29. Chimeric sequences were identified and removed with the help of UCHIME v4.230. Based on similarity index, sequences were clustered into bins known as Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs)31. On the base of a reference library, the total number of combinations of different nucleotides were calculated at 100 bootstrap cutoff values. Prediction of taxonomy at the base of 80% k-mer similarity index was performed with the help of the SINTAX algorithm32. Endophytic fungal colonies were classified into kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species33. Unique and common OTUs among all samples were counted and illustrated by constructing a Venn diagram34.
Endophytic fungal diversity analysis
In order to estimate sequence coverage of both α and β diversity of endophytic fungi in bamboo leaves, Good’s coverage metric (C = 1 − n1/N) was employed, here “n1” represents the single sequence OTUs and “N” is a total number of sequences retrieved from one sample35. α-diversity of three biological repeats of each sample was calculated by employing Chao1, ACE, Shannon, and Simpson indices36,37. Euclidean distances, dissimilarity indexes, and diversity in OTUs at 97% identity threshold of all samples were calculated in each sample by principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) and non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS)38. FUNGuild database2 was explored to analyze functional groups of endophytic fungi present in bamboo leaves39. In-depth, comparative taxonomic analyses of endophytic fungal communities among all samples were performed at different levels of classification, and community structure diagrams and histograms were constructed in the R tool40,41.
Statistical analysis
All readings were noted in mean values, and a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed. Tukey’s HSD test was employed to further analyze variations among means of Shannon, Simpson, ACE, Chao, and diversity indices at a significance level of p < 0.05. All correlation and path coefficient analyses were performed with SPSS Statistics 20.0 software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, United States) and Excel 2019.
Statement
We certify that we obtained permission from the Yibin, Shunan Bamboo Sea Scenic Area to collect bamboo samples from Phyllostachys edulis (MZ), Bambusa rigida (KZ), and Pleioblastus amarus (YT) in the Shunan Bamboo Sea. The use of Moso bamboo in this study complied with all local, national, and international guidelines and regulations. We comply with the IUCN Policy Statement on Research Involving Species at Risk of Extinction and the Convention on the Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
Results
Sequencing data analysis
Sequencing data analysis of endophytic fungal communities in all three samples of bamboo leaves has been presented in Table 1.
In sample MZ, complete reads free of noise were 69,854, 98,122, and 68,054, nucleotides were 17,297,956, 24,508,382, and 18,581,703 bp, and average lengths of sequences were 247.63, 249.77, and 273.04 bp. In sample KZ, the numbers of complete reads were 50,532, 58,869, and 62,181, total nucleotides were 12,455,406, 14,974,172, and 14,763,573 bp, and average lengths of sequences were 246.49, 254.36, and 237.43 bp. Similarly, the total number of reads in sample YT were 67,548, 52,446, and 46,708, while total nucleotides were 18,155,099, 14,156,954, and 10,994,863 bp, and average lengths of retrieved reads were 268.77, 269.93, and 235.40 bp. Rarefaction curves drawn from sequencing data revealed a flat pattern, which endorsed fidelity of sampling and number of sequencings to cover all taxa (Fig. 1). We observed a very high confidence level, which proved exact endophytic bacterial communities in all three samples of bamboo leaves (Fig. 1).
Operational taxonomic unit (OTUs) cluster analysis
To show common and unique OTUs of endophytic fungi at a 97% identity threshold level in all three samples of bamboo leaves, a Venn diagram was constructed (Fig. 2). In total, 1070 OTUs were retrieved, which were further classified into 7 phylum, 27 classes, 82 orders, 185 families, 310 genera, and 448 species.
Total retrieved OTUs in individual samples MZ, KZ, and YT were 598, 508, and 686, respectively. Common OTUs between samples KZ and MZ were 83, between KZ and YT were 51, and between MZ and YT were 133. Unique OTUs in each sample MZ, KZ, and YT were 157 (26.3%), 149 (29.3%), and 277 (40.4%), respectively. Common OTUs among all three samples were 225 (12.6%). These results indicate a significant diversity of endophytic bacterial communities in all three samples of bamboo leaves (Fig. 2).
Microbial abundance and diversity analysis
The sequencing depth of all three samples MZ, KZ, and YT were 0.9993, 0.9999, and 0.9997, respectively (Table 2). These results proved significant coverage of endophytic fungal communities in all three samples. We observed higher Shannon and lower Simpson indices in all three samples which also endorsed the highest diversity of fungal communities in all samples. Among all three samples, the highest diversity of endophytic fungal community was noted in the KZ sample, followed by YT, and lowest in MZ. Similarly, Chao and ACE indices revealed the highest richness of endophytic fungal communities in sample MZ, followed by YT, and lowest in sample KZ (Table 2). These results proved significant heterozygous abundance and diversity of endophytic fungi in all three bamboo species.
Fungal community structure analysis
In all three samples of bamboo leaves, highly abundant endophytic fungal OTUs were annotated and classified into 10 genera, and the rest of the OTUs were merged and classified as “others” (Fig. 3).
Highly abundant endophytic genera in bamboo leaves are Cladosporium, Trichomerium, Hannaella, unclassified_p_Ascomycota, Sporobolomyces, Camptophora, and Strelitziana (Fig. 3). In precise manners, the percentage of highly abundant genera in sample MZ were Trichomerium (29.94%), Hannaella (18.78%), Camptophora (9.62%), Cladosporium (4.95%), and unclassified_f__Chaetothyriaceae (4.53%). Similarly, the percentage of dominant genera in sample KZ were Trichomerium (15.11%), Sporobolomyces (11.97%), Cladosporium (6.77%), unclassified_p_Ascomycota (6.02%), and Hannaella (3.93%). In sample YT, dominant genera were unclassified_p_Ascomycota (20.16%), Trichomerium (15.46%), Strelitzia (12.14%), Hannaella (9.20%), and unclassified_o__Capnodiales (8.90%). These findings endorsed the highest variation in abundance of endophytic fungi among three selected bamboo species. In all three samples of bamboo leaves, commonly highly expressed genera of endophytic fungi were Trichomerium, Hannaella, and unclassified_p_Ascomycota (Fig. 4). The highest richness of endophytic fungal genera was observed in sample YT, followed by MZ.
β-Diversity analysis of endophytic fungal communities
To investigate intra-community diverse endophytic fungal species, β-diversity analysis was performed. Euclidean distances and variation index among all three samples were measured and illustrated via Principal Coordinate Analysis (PCoA) (Fig. 5). Highly abundant endophytic fungal genera in all samples were mapped to construct PCoA maps. The total of contributions of PC1 and PC2 in PCoA were 91.10% (Fig. 5). Similarly, non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) analysis was performed to visualize pairwise dissimilarity multidimensional spaces in the form of low dimensional space for location, analysis, and classification. We observed that NMDS “stress” reached 0.042 (Fig. 6). Overall, the distances of all three bamboo samples were comparatively dispersed and further apart (Figs. 5 and 6).
These results proved the significant diversity among endophytic fungal communities in all three bamboo species.
FUNGuild function prediction of endophytic fungi
Fungi Functional Guild (FUNGuild) was employed to analyze endophytic fungal communities, their abundance among different samples, sources and involvement in specific pathways42. FUNGuild predicted functions of endophytic fungi in bamboo leaves as Endophyte, Fungal Parasite-Undefined Saprotroph, Epiphyte-Plant Pathogen, animal pathogen-endophyte-lichen parasite-plant pathogen-wood saprotroph, Epiphyte, Fungal Parasite-Litter Saprotroph, and Wood Saprotroph (Fig. 7). These results indicate that the dominant source of accumulation of endophytic fungi in bamboo leaves was the surrounding environment. The highest abundance of endophytic fungal species was accumulated in P. amarus, followed by Ph. edulis and B. rigida. The highest richness and diversity of endophytic fungi in bamboo leaves may a correlate with fast growth bamboo.
Discussion
Endophytic fungi develop symbiotic relationships with bamboo plants to assist in nutrient accusation for fast growth, develop aroma and improve nutritional value during fermentation, and biosynthesis secondary metabolites43. Leaf mesophyll are the primary habitat of endophytes in plants where endophytes play a role in carbon fixation44. The genetic makeup, sprouting, growth time, growth potential and localization to specific regions are leading causes of endophytic fungal diversity, variable community structure, and their abundance in different bamboo species. For example, Yuan et al.11 found differences in the diversity of endophytic microorganisms among different varieties of Populus. Similar phenomena were also observed in the diversity of endophytic fungi in different varieties of Rhodiola45. We employed bamboo leaves to perform a comparative analysis of the community structure of endophytic fungi in three different bamboo species via robust high-throughput sequencing of ITS regions46. Diversity indexes of endophytic fungal communities among all three bamboo species were significantly different (Fig. 4), our findings are consistent with the diversity of endophytic fungi in the leaves of five different species of Podocarpus47. Highly heterologous community composition, diversity, and richness of endophytic fungi were observed in Pleioblastus amarus due to monopodial structure due to the sympodial structure of Phyllostachys edulis, and mixed Bambusa rigida48,49.
Study on different species of Podocarpus and Tinospora revealed that the geographical location and climatic conditions affect the endophytic fungal diversity in a given area47. Umali et al.50 investigated the endophytic fungi of bamboo species such as Ph. edulis, Bambusa tuldoides, Drepanostachyum luodianense, and Phyllostachys heteroclada, and found that most of these endophytic fungi belong to Fusarium, Xylaria, and Arthrinium. Morakotkarn et al.51 isolated 257 endophytic fungi from Phyllostachys and Sasa bamboo species, with Arthrinium being the main dominant fungal genus. Researchers have found that strains such as Arthrinium, Pestalotiopsis, Shiraia, and Pleosporales were isolated from six species of bamboo leaves52. In this study, Ph. edulis, B. rigida, and P. amarus, relatively abundant and common genera were Trichomerium, Cladosporium, Hannaella, and unclassified_p_Ascomycota, similar to Aquilaira sinensis53. Sporobolomyces, Camptophora, and Strelitziana are novel endophytic fungi first time identified in bamboo. A mutual relationship exists between plants and endophytes for their growth and the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites. Among them, Trichoderma is applied to biological control. Its advantage is that it can directly treat seeds or seedlings, avoiding the treatment of a large number of soil and adult plants54. Therefore, it has the advantages of sustainability, reducing pollution and cost. Hannaella sinensis is an effective biocontrol agent against apple blue mold decay55. Cladosporium was found in all species, while Shiraia was abundant in P. amarus and Ph. edulis, which are common biocontrol agents against bamboo blight, bamboo siderosis, and bamboo leaf rust14. Cladosporium was present in all three bamboo species which is a rich source of many biologically active compounds56. Sarocladium and paraconiothyrium are efficient biocontrol agents against root-knot nematode57. These potential biocontrol agents can be employed to control pathogens in bamboo forest forests.
The sooty blotch of bamboo is widely distributed among a variety of bamboo species across China58, which is causing serious loss in yield, ornamental, and economic value by affecting the rate of photosynthesis and respiration in bamboo59. The causative agent of sooty blotch in various bamboo species are variety of fungal pathogens that belong to the Capnodiales and Meliolales genera60, we observed significant contents of Capnodiales genus in P. amarus which need to be controlled for maximum yield with higher quality ornamental bamboo (Fig. 3). Following genera Trichomerium, Sporobolomyces, Camptophora, and Strelitziana were also abundantly found in all bamboo species (Figs. 3 and 4), which are involved in bamboo sooty blotch infection. These findings will be helpful in the timely management of pathogenic fungi to prevent bamboo plants from sooty blotch.
FUNGuild function prediction analysis revealed enrichment of fungi in bamboo leaves as Endophytes, Parasites, Epiphytes, Pathogens, and Saprotrophs (Fig. 7), which indicates that dominant fungi in all bamboo species are pathogenic. Under favorable conditions, the aforementioned pathogenic fungi could cause serious diseases or decay in bamboo plants such as sooty blotch61. Numerous plant diseases are caused by endophytic pathogens or seed vector pathogens, as observed in Alpinia zerumbit seeds7. Furthermore, highly abundant genera Trichomerium, Sporobolomyces, Camptophora, and Strelitziana in bamboo leaves can transform into pathogenic fungi and infest other plant species, so the comprehensive investigation is required to undermine possible devastating effects of fungi. FUNGuild analysis revealed a few incomplete enrichments of fungal pathogens, so further FUNGuild database improvement is also required.
Conclusion
Bamboo is the world's fastest-growing forest resource, with numerous ecological, commercial, ornamental, and industrial advantages. Endophytic fungi live in many plant tissues, particularly leaf mesophyll cells, where they help to improve photosynthesis and the aesthetic and nutritional value of plants. Endophytic fungal communities in the leaves of the bamboo species Phyllostachys edulis, Bambusa rigida, and Pleioblastus amarus were studied using robust Illumina MiSeq™ high-throughput ITS sequences. Highly enriched endophytic fungal genera were Cladosporium, Trichomerium, Hannaella, unclassified_p_Ascomycota, Sporobolomyces, Camptophora, and Strelitziana. Here, we report discovery of three unique fungal genera in bamboo leaves for the first time. Biocontrol agents including Sarocladium and Paraconiothyrium were also identified in bamboo leaves. Proportion of diversity richness in three bamboo species were; P. amarus > B. rigida > Ph. edulis. FUNGuild analysis revealed the enrichment of dominant fungal species in pathogenesis.
Data availability
The datasets presented in this study can be found in online repositories. The names of the repository/repositories and accession number(s) can be found at: the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA), Accession number: PRJEB60242 (ERP145292).
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Yan, K., Zhang, J., Cai, Y. et al. Comparative analysis of endophytic fungal communities in bamboo species Phyllostachys edulis, Bambusa rigida, and Pleioblastus amarus. Sci Rep 13, 20910 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48187-1
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