Illuminating Olea europaea L. endophyte fungal community

A wide array of fungal endophytes is known to inhabit plant tissues and were recently recognized as essential for health. better description the scarcely endophyte microbiota in olive tree phyllosphere first step elucidating microbial interactions that lead disease establishment. In this work, endophytic community different cultivars (Cobrançosa, Galega vulgar, Madural, Picual, Verdeal Transmontana) revealed by using a metabarcoding strategy targeting ITS1 barcode. total 460 OTUs obtained, increasing broad view inhabiting phyllosphere, particular yeast endophytes. New persistently found all cultivar tissues. Different depicted distinct communities. Olive exhibited dissimilar amounts fungi with ecological functions, which could explain at least part their differential susceptibility/tolerance diseases.