Table 5 Summary of differential abundance between non-yield-decline and yield-decline samples and had met several other selection criteria (see the text) for a number of bacterial and fungal OTUs, together with the log2-fold change (LFC) and possible roles they played in the yield decline of strawberry, which was inferred from published studies and/or from online resources

From: Amplicon-based metagenomics identified candidate organisms in soils that caused yield decline in strawberry

   

Significant comparisons

 

Family

Genus

Species

IDa

Mean LFC

Possible roles

Bacteria

     

Bacillaceae

Bacillus

flexus

abc

2.66

Biocontrol, PGPRb

  

Unidentified

ade

2.80

Biocontrol, PGPR

Bradyrhizobiaceae

Bosea

genosp.

cfg

2.17

Nitrogen fixation

Rhizobiaceae

Agrobacterium

Sullae

abcde

3.38

Nitrogen fixation

Rhodospirillaceae

Skermanella

Unidentified

deg

−2.79

Usually in anaerobic aquatic environments

Methylophilaceae

Methylotenera

mobilis

aceg

3.26

Nitrogen cycling in natural environments

Methylophilaceae

Unidentified

Unidentified

acef

3.78

Nitrogen cycling in natural environments

Nitrosomonadaceae

Unidentified

Unidentified

cfg

2.22

Oxidize ammonia into nitrite

Geobacteraceae

Geobacter

Unidentified

cfg

−2.21

Anaerobic respiration

Pelobacteraceae

Unidentified

Unidentified

cef

−2.52

Anaerobic respiration

Pseudomonadaceae

Pseudomonas

Unidentified

acdeg

2.91

PGPR

 

Unidentified

Unidentified

ace

3.14

PGPR

Fungi (Ascomycota)

Trichocomaceae

Paecilomyces

GZU_BCECYN4_3

de

3.66

Killing nematodes

Incertae_sedis

Tetracladium

WMM_2012d

bd

−2.91

Water-logging rich fungus

Incertae_sedis

Ilyonectria

coprosmae

ace

−4.99

Including Cylindrocarpon spp. or Cylindrocarpon-like fungi that can cause non-specific root rot

  

robusta

ae

−5.18

 
  1. aIdentity of individual comparisons for which differences in microbial abundance were statistically different; a – EM13/HB13 vs. HB12/PV12; b – EM13 vs. HB12; c – EM13 vs. PV12; d – HB13 vs. HB12; e – HB13 vs. PV12; f – chloropicrin-treated vs. others at PV12 (2013 samples); and g – chloropicrin-treated vs. control at HB12.
  2. bPGPR, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria.