The Microbiome of Endophytic, Wood Colonizing Bacteria from Pine Trees as Affected by Pine Wilt Disease
Abstract Pine wilt disease (PWD) is a devastating forest disease present worldwide.In this study we analyzed the effects of the invasion of the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus click here xylophilus, the major pathogen causing PWD, on the endophytic microbiome of adult P.pinaster trees.Wood samples from trees with different degrees of PWD disease