
Microbiome, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(1)
Published: May 4, 2025
In New Caledonia, nearly 2000 plant species grow on ultramafic substrates, which contain prominent levels of heavy metals and are deficient in essential nutrients. To colonize these habitats, such plants, known as metallophytes, have developed various adaptive behaviors towards (exclusion, tolerance, or hyperaccumulation). Ultramafic substrates also host many unique microorganisms, adapted to metallic environments capable boosting growth while assisting plants acquiring micronutrients. Hence, plant-microbiota interactions play a key role adapting environmental stress. Here, we hypothesised that microbial associations the different aboveground underground compartments metallophytes could be associated their metal hyperaccumulation exclusion phenotypes. This hypothesis was tested using systematic comparative metabarcoding approach two Caledonian belonging same genus living sympatry substrates: Psychotria gabriellae, nickel-hyperaccumulator (Ni-HA), semperflorens, related non-accumulator (nA) species. The study diversity specificity fungal amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) reveals structuring communities at both phenotype compartment levels. contrast, structure bacterial primarily shaped by belowground compartments. Additionally, observed lower each For species, highlighted distinct global signature (biomarkers), well compartment-specific associations. our knowledge, this is first systematically compare microbiomes with metallophyte growing substrate under identical conditions but exhibiting Our results reveal biomarkers between Ni-hyperaccumulator Most abundant stress may contribute improving phytoextraction phytostabilization processes. They tolerate enhance tolerance plants. present findings highlight perspective for better understanding mechanisms whole-plant level. Video Abstract.
Language: Английский