Endosphere
File:The plant microbiome.jpg consists of diverse microbial communities on the outside surface and in internal tissues of the host plant. The rhizosphere and phyllosphere communities are on the outside of the plant, while the endosphere community is inside the plant.{{cite journal |doi = 10.1016/j.cpb.2020.100161|title = Plant microbiome–an account of the factors that shape community composition and diversity|year = 2020|last1 = Dastogeer|first1 = Khondoker M.G.|last2 = Tumpa|first2 = Farzana Haque|last3 = Sultana|first3 = Afruja|last4 = Akter|first4 = Mst Arjina|last5 = Chakraborty|first5 = Anindita|journal = Current Plant Biology|volume = 23|page = 100161|doi-access = free| bibcode=2020CPBio..2300161D }} 50px Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License].]]
Some microorganisms, such as endophytes, penetrate and occupy the plant internal tissues, forming the endospheric microbiome. The arbuscular mycorrhizal and other endophytic fungi are the dominant colonizers of the endosphere.{{cite journal |doi = 10.1007/s00248-012-0053-7|title = Exploring Biodiversity in the Bacterial Community of the Mediterranean Phyllosphere and its Relationship with Airborne Bacteria|year = 2012|last1 = Vokou|first1 = Despoina|last2 = Vareli|first2 = Katerina|last3 = Zarali|first3 = Ekaterini|last4 = Karamanoli|first4 = Katerina|last5 = Constantinidou|first5 = Helen-Isis A.|last6 = Monokrousos|first6 = Nikolaos|last7 = Halley|first7 = John M.|last8 = Sainis|first8 = Ioannis|journal = Microbial Ecology|volume = 64|issue = 3|pages = 714–724|pmid = 22544345| bibcode=2012MicEc..64..714V |s2cid = 17291303}} Bacteria, and to some degree archaea, are important members of endosphere communities. Some of these endophytic microbes interact with their host and provide obvious benefits to plants.{{cite journal |doi = 10.1038/nature11336|title = Revealing structure and assembly cues for Arabidopsis root-inhabiting bacterial microbiota|year = 2012|last1 = Bulgarelli|first1 = Davide|last2 = Rott|first2 = Matthias|last3 = Schlaeppi|first3 = Klaus|last4 = Ver Loren Van Themaat|first4 = Emiel|last5 = Ahmadinejad|first5 = Nahal|last6 = Assenza|first6 = Federica|last7 = Rauf|first7 = Philipp|last8 = Huettel|first8 = Bruno|last9 = Reinhardt|first9 = Richard|last10 = Schmelzer|first10 = Elmon|last11 = Peplies|first11 = Joerg|last12 = Gloeckner|first12 = Frank Oliver|last13 = Amann|first13 = Rudolf|last14 = Eickhorst|first14 = Thilo|last15 = Schulze-Lefert|first15 = Paul|journal = Nature|volume = 488|issue = 7409|pages = 91–95|pmid = 22859207| bibcode=2012Natur.488...91B |s2cid = 4393146}}{{cite journal |doi = 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2017.08.008|title = Metabolic responses of endophytic Nicotiana benthamiana plants experiencing water stress|year = 2017|last1 = Dastogeer|first1 = Khondoker M.G.|last2 = Li|first2 = Hua|last3 = Sivasithamparam|first3 = Krishnapillai|last4 = Jones|first4 = Michael G.K.|last5 = Du|first5 = Xin|last6 = Ren|first6 = Yonglin|last7 = Wylie|first7 = Stephen J.|journal = Environmental and Experimental Botany|volume = 143|pages = 59–71| bibcode=2017EnvEB.143...59D |url = https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/38407/}}{{cite journal |doi = 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02773.x|title = Fungal endophytes: Diversity and functional roles|year = 2009|last1 = Rodriguez|first1 = R. J.|last2 = White Jr|first2 = J. F.|last3 = Arnold|first3 = A. E.|last4 = Redman|first4 = R. S.|journal = New Phytologist|volume = 182|issue = 2|pages = 314–330|pmid = 19236579|doi-access = free| bibcode=2009NewPh.182..314R }} Unlike the rhizosphere and the rhizoplane, the endospheres harbor highly specific microbial communities. The root endophytic community can be very distinct from that of the adjacent soil community. In general, diversity of the endophytic community is lower than the diversity of the microbial community outside the plant.{{cite journal |doi = 10.1073/pnas.1321597111|title = Quantitative divergence of the bacterial root microbiota in Arabidopsis thaliana relatives|year = 2014|last1 = Schlaeppi|first1 = K.|last2 = Dombrowski|first2 = N.|last3 = Oter|first3 = R. G.|last4 = Ver Loren Van Themaat|first4 = E.|last5 = Schulze-Lefert|first5 = P.|journal = Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|volume = 111|issue = 2|pages = 585–592|pmid = 24379374|pmc = 3896156|s2cid = 13806811| doi-access=free | bibcode=2014PNAS..111..585S }} The identity and diversity of the endophytic microbiome of above-and below-ground tissues may also differ within the plant.{{Cite journal|date=2020-05-14|title=Experimental Evidence of Microbial Inheritance in Plants and Transmission Routes from Seed to Phyllosphere and Root|url=https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-27656/v1|language=en|doi=10.21203/rs.3.rs-27656/v1|doi-access=free|last1=Abdelfattah|first1=Ahmed|last2=Wisniewski|first2=Michael|last3=Schena|first3=Leonardo|last4=Tack|first4=Ayco J.M.}}
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Leaves and bacteria
File:Light-induced bacterial infiltration into a leaf.jpg Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License].
Physical schematic focusing on a stomatal opening under
a) dark conditions {{space|20}} b) light conditions
c) Closeup of underlying pathways within a leaf tissue
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Exposure to light can trigger photosynthesis in plant leaves, such as leafy-greens, and increase concentrations of photosynthetic products, such as glucose, within the leaf tissue. Bacteria existing at the leaf surfaces may respond to the available photosynthetic products and migrate into the leaf tissue by chemotaxis toward nutrient concentration gradients. Once the bacteria are inside the leaf tissue, they cannot be washed away, presenting a risk to consumers. Several bacteria, such as Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica, are able to attach the microstructure at the surface of plant leaves, such as trichomes, stomata and grooves,{{cite journal |doi = 10.1016/j.ces.2016.11.030|title = Mechanistic understanding of non-spherical bacterial attachment and deposition on plant surface structures|year = 2017|last1 = Warning|first1 = Alexander D.|last2 = Datta|first2 = Ashim K.|journal = Chemical Engineering Science|volume = 160|pages = 396–418| bibcode=2017ChEnS.160..396W }} and localize at sites that are not accessible for wash water and sanitizers. The bacteria are also able to infiltrate into available openings at the leaf surface, such as stomata, cuts and wounds, to reach tens of micrometer depths below the leaf epidermis.{{cite journal |doi = 10.1128/AEM.01084-09|title = Internalization of Salmonella enterica in Leaves is Induced by Light and Involves Chemotaxis and Penetration through Open Stomata|year = 2009|last1 = Kroupitski|first1 = Yulia|last2 = Golberg|first2 = Dana|last3 = Belausov|first3 = Eduard|last4 = Pinto|first4 = Riky|last5 = Swartzberg|first5 = Dvora|last6 = Granot|first6 = David|last7 = Sela|first7 = Shlomo|journal = Applied and Environmental Microbiology|volume = 75|issue = 19|pages = 6076–6086|pmid = 19648358|pmc = 2753090|bibcode = 2009ApEnM..75.6076K}} This infiltration can present a risk to human consumption of raw leafy greens.{{cite journal |doi = 10.1016/j.fm.2012.04.016|title = Factors influencing the microbial safety of fresh produce: A review|year = 2012|last1 = Olaimat|first1 = Amin N.|last2 = Holley|first2 = Richard A.|journal = Food Microbiology|volume = 32|issue = 1|pages = 1–19|pmid = 22850369}}
Light is one of the driving forces that can promote infiltration of pathogenic bacteria into plant leaves. Incubation of S. enterica (serovar Typhimurium) on iceberg lettuce leaves in the light led to association of bacteria near open stomata and infiltration into the leaf tissue. However, a dark condition caused a scattered attachment pattern at the leaf surface and a poor stomatal infiltration. Nutrients, such as glucose and sucrose, produced by photosynthetically active cells in the leaf tissue during light exposure are attractive for bacteria that may be initially present at the leaf surface.{{cite journal |doi = 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.12.031|title = Salmonella Typhimurium internalization is variable in leafy vegetables and fresh herbs|year = 2011|last1 = Golberg|first1 = Dana|last2 = Kroupitski|first2 = Yulia|last3 = Belausov|first3 = Eduard|last4 = Pinto|first4 = Riky|last5 = Sela|first5 = Shlomo|journal = International Journal of Food Microbiology|volume = 145|issue = 1|pages = 250–257|pmid = 21262550}} Opening of the stomata in light brings up an opportunity for bacteria to transport via chemotaxis toward the gradients of nutrients into the leaf interior. Many plants have evolved stomatal defense machinery to close the stomata upon perception of bacterial surface structures, known as microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs).{{cite journal |doi = 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00411|doi-access = free|title = Plant innate immunity against human bacterial pathogens|year = 2014|last1 = Melotto|first1 = Maeli|last2 = Panchal|first2 = Shweta|last3 = Roy|first3 = Debanjana|journal = Frontiers in Microbiology|volume = 5|page = 411|pmid = 25157245|pmc = 4127659}} However, it is not always successful and some human pathogens were shown to penetrate the leaf interior through a process involved with chemotaxis and motility.
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