- Titre : DNA barcoding analysis of the microbial community in Olive Orchards: Olea europaea L. Bacterial and fungal diversity in Tunisia
- DOI: 10.71751/JAAOGv1i2y2022-68-74
- Auteur : Houda Gharsallah; Ines Ksentini; Karama Hadj Taieb;Christina Schuster; Mohamed Ali Triki; Mohieddine Ksantini; Andreas Leclerque
- Abstract : Olive production is the main agricultural activity in Tunisia. This study investigated the microbial diversity isolated from soil and the major olive tree insect pests. We aimed to explore the scarcely known microbiota in Tunisian olive orchards as the first step to elucidating the microbial interactions that meddle with biological control. Bacterial and fungal strains were randomly isolated from different biotopes situated in Sfax (Tunisia). The 16S rRNA and ITS gene sequencing were used to identify the microbial community. 88 isolates were shown as belonging to 41Operational Taxonomic Units(OTUs) identified toward the genus level and 39 OTUs identified at the species level. The different olive cultivars depicted distinct communities and exhibited dissimilar amounts of bacteria and fungi with distinct ecological functions that could be considered promising resources in biological control.
- Pagination : 68-74
