Plant Microbial Composition

The plant microbiome (Microbiota) refers to all microorganisms that inhabit plant hosts, including symbiotic, mutualistic symbionts, and harmful pathogens. The healthy plant microbiome includes a diverse group of microorganisms, primarily bacteria. Most root-inhabiting bacteria come from the soil. The bacterial microbial community structure of the soil, inter-, and root differed significantly and had the lowest microbial diversity within the roots.

Lifeasible continues to delve into the plant microbiome for agricultural crop production research. Not only can we grow most of the bacteria in the plant microbiome under laboratory conditions, but inoculating them in sterile plants can reproduce a natural-like community structure and deepen our understanding of plant microbes. We also provide effective solutions and technical support to enhance plant microbiome activities and to safely and effectively deploy engineered microbiota in large fields to help improve and sustain plant production.

Significance of plant microbial composition research

• Promote plant health in various environments and improve plant resilience.
• Promote plant nutrient uptake.
• Reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizer used in agricultural production and protect the environment.
• Improve the resistance of plants to pathogenic bacteria.

We offer various technologies to assist in the study of plant microbial composition

• Metagenomics sequencing. We do not rely on the traditional microbial isolation and culture process. We use high quality total DNA of environmental samples as the research material and DNA deep sequencing and functional gene screening as the research tools to identify the structural composition and function of microorganisms in complex environmental samples with high throughput.
• 16s rRNA gene profile. 16s rRNA gene is the DNA sequence corresponding to the encoded rRNA on bacteria and is present in the genome of all bacteria. 16s rRNA is highly conserved and specific as well as the gene sequence is long enough. We offer 16s rRNA gene detection technology for effectively detecting and identifying microorganisms. We study bacterial diversity using amplification libraries, denaturing recurrence gel effect electrophoresis (D/TGGE), terminal restriction length polymorphism (TRFLP), and other analytical methods. This technique exhibits rapid, microscopic, accurate, and simple technical features.
• rDNA ITS sequence analysis. We identified plant root-associated fungi, thus improving plant nutrient utilization. This technique exhibits rapid, sensitive, and accurate technical characteristics.

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Plant microbes play an important role in influencing host growth and development, nutrient uptake, and disease resistance. Uncovering plant microbial community structure, interactions networks, and ecological functions, and how plants regulate their microbial communities in response to external stresses, can provide effective solutions to promote agricultural development.

Lifeasible is deeply involved in the field of plant science research, constantly developing new technologies and optimizing our service process to help in-depth plant research, improve agricultural productivity and promote green, healthy, and sustainable agriculture. If you are interested in us, please feel free to contact us.