Relationship between occurrence of root-rot and changes of bacterial community structure in rhizosphere soil of Panax quinquefolius / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Objective In this paper, the changes of bacterial community structure in the rhizosphere soil of healthy and root-rot Panax quinquefolius were investigated to explore the occurrence mechanism of root-rot in P. quinquefolius. Methods The changes of bacterial communities structure in uncultivated soil (group C), rhizosphere soil of 4-year-old healthy ginseng (group N), and 4-year-old root-rot ginseng (group R) were analyzed by using the Illumina MiSeq high-throughput sequencing technology. Results A total of 636 654 effective sequences and 8 422 OTUs were obtained from nine samples based on high-throughput sequencing of the 16S gene. Bacterial species detected in these samples covered 42 phyla, 106 classes, 180 orders, 158 families, and 246 genera. The main phylums were the same in the three groups, including Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Acidobacteria, and Chloroflexi with significantly different relative abundance. At the genera level, the composition and relative abundance of the bacterial communities in the three groups are very different. Among them, Rhodoplanes, kaistobacter, and Sphingobium may be the key bacteria causing root rot of P. quinquefolius and should be focused in the further research. Conclusion There are significant differences in the bacterial community composition from the rhizosphere soil of healthy and root-rot P. quinquefolius. This finding plays a theoretical guiding role in exploring the micro-ecological mechanism of root-rot of P. quinquefolius and improving the soil microbial community during the cultivation of P. quinquefolius.