Pathogen Profile of Klebsiella variicola, the Causative Agent of Banana Sheath Rot.

Banana (Musa spp.) is an important fruit and food crop worldwide. In recent years, banana sheath rot has become a major problem in banana cultivation, causing plant death and substantial economic losses. Nevertheless, the pathogen profile of this disease has not been fully characterized. Klebsiella variicola is a versatile bacterium capable of colonizing different hosts, such as plants, humans, insects, and animals, and is recognized as an emerging pathogen in various hosts. In this study, we obtained 12 bacterial isolates from 12 different banana samples showing banana sheath rot in Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces, China. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA sequences confirmed that all 12 isolates were K. variicola strains. We sequenced the genomes of these strains, performed comparative genomic analysis with other sequenced K. variicola strains, and found a lack of consistency in accessory gene content among these K. variicola strains. However, prediction based on the pan-genome of K. variicola revealed 22 unique virulence factors carried by the 12 pathogenic K. variicola isolates. Microbiome and microbial interaction network analysis of endophytes between the healthy tissues of diseased plants and healthy plants of two cultivars showed that Methanobacterium negatively interacts with Klebsiella in banana plants and that Herbaspirillum might indirectly inhibit Methanobacterium to promote Klebsiella growth. These results suggest that banana sheath rot is caused by the imbalance of plant endophytes and opportunistic pathogenic bacteria, providing an important basis for research and control of this disease.[Formula: see text] Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.

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