Figure 4
From: Core endophyte communities of different citrus varieties from citrus growing regions in China
Total isolation frequency of native endophytic bacteria in healthy, symptomatic, and asymptomatic citrus trees from different provinces in China. (a) Total number of endophytes by huanglongbing disease state (confirmed using qPCR targeting the ribosomal protein L12 [rplL] of the Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus [CLas] pathogen). (b) The disease states of the leaves were assessed before endophyte isolation from specific citrus varieties. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Duncan’s multiple range test (p < 0.05). (a–c) Indicate significant differences among leaves with different disease states and error bars indicate the standard error of the mean (SEM).
