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Acidification suppresses the natural capacity of soil microbiome to fight pathogenic Fusarium infections

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  • Xiaogang Li

    (Nanjing Forestry University
    Nanjing Forestry University)

  • Dele Chen

    (Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Eco-Environmental Change and Management Observation and Research Station, Ministry of Science and Technology)

  • Víctor J. Carrión

    (Leiden University
    Universidad de Málaga
    Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW)
    Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora (IHSM) UMA-CSIC)

  • Daniel Revillini

    (Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC)

  • Shan Yin

    (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Eco-Environmental Change and Management Observation and Research Station, Ministry of Science and Technology)

  • Yuanhua Dong

    (Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Taolin Zhang

    (Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Xingxiang Wang

    (Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo

    (Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC)

Abstract

Soil-borne pathogens pose a major threat to food production worldwide, particularly under global change and with growing populations. Yet, we still know very little about how the soil microbiome regulates the abundance of soil pathogens and their impact on plant health. Here we combined field surveys with experiments to investigate the relationships of soil properties and the structure and function of the soil microbiome with contrasting plant health outcomes. We find that soil acidification largely impacts bacterial communities and reduces the capacity of soils to combat fungal pathogens. In vitro assays with microbiomes from acidified soils further highlight a declined ability to suppress Fusarium, a globally important plant pathogen. Similarly, when we inoculate healthy plants with an acidified soil microbiome, we show a greatly reduced capacity to prevent pathogen invasion. Finally, metagenome sequencing of the soil microbiome and untargeted metabolomics reveals a down regulation of genes associated with the synthesis of sulfur compounds and reduction of key traits related to sulfur metabolism in acidic soils. Our findings suggest that changes in the soil microbiome and disruption of specific microbial processes induced by soil acidification can play a critical role for plant health.

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  • Xiaogang Li & Dele Chen & Víctor J. Carrión & Daniel Revillini & Shan Yin & Yuanhua Dong & Taolin Zhang & Xingxiang Wang & Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, 2023. "Acidification suppresses the natural capacity of soil microbiome to fight pathogenic Fusarium infections," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-16, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-40810-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40810-z
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