ArticleJournal of advanced research2023
Phyllosphere-associated microbiota in built environment: Do they have the potential to antagonize human pathogens?
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- Associations Between Indoor Fungal Community Structures and Environmental Factors: Insights from the Evidence-Driven Indoor Air-Quality Improvement Study.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Cold atmospheric plasma treatment induces oxidative stress and alters microbial community profile in the leaves of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum var. Kiera) plant.Journal of food science · 2025Article
- The phyllosphere of Nigerian medicinal plants, Euphorbia lateriflora and Ficus thonningii is inhabited by a specific microbiota.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Unde venis? Bacterial resistance from environmental reservoirs to lettuce: tracking microbiome and resistome over a growth period.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2024Article
- Applied microbiology of the phyllosphere.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2024Review
- Biocontrol in built environments to reduce pathogen exposure and infection risk.The ISME journal · 2024Review
- The mature phyllosphere microbiome of grapevine is associated with resistance againstFrontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Temporary establishment of bacteria from indoor plant leaves and soil on human skin.Environmental microbiome · 2022Article
- The Microbiome of the Built Environment: The Nexus for Urban Regeneration for the Cities of Tomorrow.Microorganisms · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionThe plant microbiota is known to protect its host against invasion by plant pathogens. Recent studies have indicated that the microbiota of indoor plants is transmitted to the local built environment where it might fulfill yet unexplored functions. A better understanding of the interplay of such microbial communities with human pathogens might provide novel cues related to natural inhibition of them.
objectiveWe studied the plant microbiota of two model indoor plants, Musa acuminata and Chlorophytum comosum, and their effect on human pathogens. The main objective was to identify mechanisms by which the microbiota of indoor plants inhibits human-pathogenic bacteria.
methodsMicrobial communities and functioning were investigated using a comprehensive set of experiments and methods combining amplicon and shotgun metagenomic analyses with results from interaction assays.
resultsA diverse microbial community was found to be present on Musa and Chlorophytum grown in different indoor environments; the datasets comprised 1066 bacterial, 1261 fungal, and 358 archaeal ASVs. Bacterial communities were specific for each plant species, whereas fungal and archaeal communities were primarily shaped by the built environment. Sphingomonas and Bacillus were found to be prevalent components of a ubiquitous core microbiome in the two model plants; they are well-known for antagonistic activity towards plant pathogens. Interaction assays indicated that they can also antagonize opportunistic human pathogens. Moreover, the native plant microbiomes harbored a broad spectrum of biosynthetic gene clusters, and in parallel, a variety of antimicrobial resistance genes. By conducting comparative metagenomic analyses between plants and abiotic surfaces, we found that the phyllosphere microbiota harbors features that are clearly distinguishable from the surrounding abiotic surfaces.
conclusionsNaturally occurring phyllosphere bacteria can potentially act as a protective shield against opportunistic human pathogens. This knowledge and the underlying mechanisms can provide an important basis to establish a healthy microbiome in built environments.
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