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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2026

Characteristics and assembly mechanisms of tobacco-associated bacteria in typical tobacco-planting regions across China.

Hangkai Zhang, Zhenghan Lian, Yongjun Liu, Xiaozhan Qu, Yalong Xu, Jingjing Li, Yi Cao, Xueao Zheng, Yixiao Zhang, Peijian Cao and 2 more

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Hangkai Zhang *China Tobacco Gene Research Center, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, China.
Zhenghan Lian *China Tobacco Gene Research Center, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, China.
Yongjun LiuHunan Tobacco Science Institute, Changsha, China.
Xiaozhan QuChina Tobacco Gene Research Center, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, China.
Yalong XuChina Tobacco Gene Research Center, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, China.
Jingjing LiTobacco Fujian Industrial Co., Ltd, Xiamen, China.
Yi CaoGuizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China.
Xueao ZhengChina Tobacco Gene Research Center, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, China.
Yixiao ZhangChina Tobacco Gene Research Center, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, China.
Peijian CaoChina Tobacco Gene Research Center, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, China.
Liwei ZhengSchool of Agriculture and Biomanufacturing, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Qiansi ChenChina Tobacco Gene Research Center, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, China.

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Abstract

Introduction: Plant-associated microbiota critically modulates host growth and environmental adaptation, yet assembly mechanisms, niche differentiation, and ecological strategies of bacterial communities inhabiting tobacco microhabitats remain poorly elucidated across geographical gradients. Methods: Here, we systematically characterized bacterial microbiome assembly across five tobacco-associated niches (bulk soil, rhizosphere soil, root, stem, and leaf) from seven typical tobacco-planting regions using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing, genome annotation, and niche breadth analysis. The independent and interactive effects of geographical location and host compartment on community structure, and further compared genomic traits, functional profiles, and life-history strategies between specialist and generalist bacterial populations were quantified. Results: The results revealed a deterministic soil-plant continuum stratification of bacterial communities and diversity, with progressively simplified communities and decreasing alpha diversity from bulk soil to above-ground tissues, accompanied by progressive dominance of Discussion: Our study establishes a hierarchical dual-filtering assembly model for tobacco microbiota, clarifies the ecological differentiation and functional adaptation of specialist and generalist bacteria, and provides fundamental insights into the assembly rules and adaptive mechanisms of crop-associated microbiomes for future microbial resource utilization and agricultural microbiome regulation.

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biogeographycommunity assemblylife-history strategyniche differentiationtobacco

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