生物多样性 ›› 2026, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (4): 25485.  DOI: 10.17520/biods.2025485  cstr: 32101.14.biods.2025485

• 研究报告: 微生物多样性 • 上一篇    下一篇

极端干旱区荒漠灌木叶际细菌群落多样性特征

尹翔正1,2,3,4,5, 姜海燕1,*(), 张俊2,3,4,5,*(), 罗春生2,3,4,5,6, 张元明2   

  1. 1 内蒙古农业大学林学院, 呼和浩特 010000
    2 中国科学院新疆生态与地理研究所干旱区生态安全与可持续发展全国重点实验室, 乌鲁木齐 830011
    3 新疆精河荒漠生态系统国家定位观测研究站, 乌鲁木齐 830063
    4 新疆塔里木河胡杨林生态系统国家定位观测研究站, 乌鲁木齐 830063
    5 新疆维吾尔自治区林业科学院治沙研究所新疆林草治沙与沙产业重点实验室, 乌鲁木齐 830063
    6 大连民族大学环境与资源学院, 辽宁大连 116600
  • 收稿日期:2025-12-04 接受日期:2026-03-17 出版日期:2026-04-20 发布日期:2026-05-27
  • 通讯作者: 姜海燕,张俊
  • 基金资助:
    新疆维吾尔自治区公益性科研院所基本科研业务经费资助项目(KY2025062);新疆维吾尔自治区公益性科研院所基本科研业务经费资助项目(KY2026044);新疆维吾尔自治区重点研发技术项目(2025B03025-3-2);“北京林业大学-新疆维吾尔自治区林业科学院”联合专项项目(KY2024018);“北京林业大学-新疆维吾尔自治区林业科学院”联合专项项目(bl-xjlky-05)

Diversity characteristics of phyllosphere bacterial communities in desert shrubs in hyper-arid regions

Xiangzheng Yin1,2,3,4,5, Haiyan Jiang1,*(), Jun Zhang2,3,4,5,*(), Chunsheng Luo2,3,4,5,6, Yuanming Zhang2   

  1. 1 College of Forestry, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010000, China
    2 State Key Laboratory of Ecological Safe and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
    3 Xinjiang Jinghe Desert Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Urumqi 830063, China
    4 Xinjiang Tarim River Populus euphratica Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Urumqi 830063, China
    5 Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Forest, Grassland, Desertification Mitigation and Desert Land Development, Institute of Sand Control, Xinjiang Academy of Forestry, Urumqi 830063, China
    6 College of Environment and Resources, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian, Liaoning 116600, China
  • Received:2025-12-04 Accepted:2026-03-17 Online:2026-04-20 Published:2026-05-27
  • Contact: Haiyan Jiang, Jun Zhang
  • Supported by:
    Basic Research Operating Funds for Public Welfare Research Institutes of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region(KY2025062);Basic Research Operating Funds for Public Welfare Research Institutes of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region(KY2026044);the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Key Research and Development Technology Project(2025B03025-3-2);the Joint Special Project of “Beijing Forestry University-Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Academy of Forestry Sciences”(KY2024018);the Joint Special Project of “Beijing Forestry University-Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Academy of Forestry Sciences”(bl-xjlky-05)

摘要:

叶际微生物对宿主植物健康至关重要, 但极端干旱区荒漠灌木叶际内生与附生细菌群落的多样性特征及构建的环境机制尚不清楚。本研究以新疆吐鲁番的6种典型荒漠灌木为对象, 通过16S rRNA基因多样性分析, 并结合主坐标分析、变差分解、结构方程模型及零模型等统计方法, 系统分析了叶际内生与附生细菌群落的多样性特征、影响因素及群落构建机制。结果表明, 6种典型荒漠灌木的叶际附生细菌群落多样性在不同植物物种间存在显著差异(P < 0.05), 而内生细菌群落多样性在不同植物物种间差异不显著(P > 0.05)。此外, 叶际细菌群落的多样性在叶片表面(附生)与内部(内生)之间存在显著差异, 且内生细菌群落的Shannon指数与Pielou均匀度指数均显著高于附生细菌群落(P < 0.05)。变差分解分析结果显示, 叶片生理对叶际内生细菌群落的独立解释度(35.10%)显著高于叶片形态(13.42%)和叶片养分(0.62%), 而叶片形态对叶际附生细菌群落的独立解释度(32.75%)显著高于叶片生理(6.75%)和叶片养分(0.52%)。结构方程模型分析结果显示, 无论是叶片表面还是内部, 叶片生理化学特性不仅直接作用于细菌群落结构, 还通过叶片形态特征间接影响细菌群落结构; 同时, 叶片形态特征也可通过作用于细菌群落的α多样性间接影响其群落结构。零模型分析表明, 随机性过程在叶际附生(66.67%-93.33%)与内生(80.00%-100.00%)细菌群落的构建中占主导地位, 生态漂变是两者构建的驱动力。本研究揭示了极端干旱区荒漠灌木叶际附生细菌群落多样性主要受植物物种身份和叶片形态塑造, 且物种间差异显著; 而内生细菌群落的多样性则主要受叶片生理特性驱动, 物种间差异不显著。此外, 随机性过程(特别是生态漂变)在两类群落的构建中均起主导作用。这些发现为理解全球气候变化背景下脆弱荒漠生态系统的生物多样性维持机制提供了新的理论视角。

关键词: 荒漠灌木, 内生与附生细菌群落多样性, 群落构建, 叶片功能性状, 宿主植物身份, 极端干旱区

Abstract

Aims: Phyllosphere microorganisms are crucial for host plant health; however, the diversity patterns and underlying mechanisms of both phyllosphere endophytic and epiphytic bacterial communities in desert shrubs of arid regions remain poorly understood. This study aimed to systematically investigate the diversity characteristics, influencing factor, and assembly mechanisms of phyllosphere endophytic and epiphytic bacterial communities in six typical desert shrubs.
Methods: The study focused on six typical desert shrub species in Turpan, Xinjiang. Using high-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene combined with statistical approaches including principal coordinates analysis, variation partitioning, structural equation modeling, and null models, we analyzed the diversity characteristics, influencing factors, and assembly mechanisms of phyllosphere endophytic and epiphytic bacterial communities.
Results: The diversity of epiphytic bacterial communities differed significantly among the six desert shrub species (P<0.05), while no significant interspecific differences were observed in endophytic bacterial community diversity (P>0.05). Significant differences in bacterial community diversity were detected between the leaf surface (epiphytic) and interior (endophytic), with the Shannon index and Pielou’s evenness index being significantly higher in endophytic than in epiphytic communities (P < 0.05). Variation partitioning analysis revealed that leaf physiology independently explained a greater proportion of variation in endophytic bacterial communities (35.10%) than leaf morphology (13.42%) or leaf nutrients (0.62%). In contrast, leaf morphology independently explained more variation in epiphytic bacterial communities (32.75%) compared to leaf physiology (6.75%) and leaf nutrients (0.52%). Structural equation modeling indicated that leaf physiological and chemical traits not only directly affected bacterial community structure on both leaf surfaces and interiors, but also indirectly influenced it through leaf morphological traits. Additionally, leaf morphology indirectly shaped community structure via its effect on bacterial α diversity. Null model analysis demonstrated that stochastic processes dominated the assembly of both epiphytic (66.67%-93.33%) and endophytic (80.00%-100.00%) bacterial communities, with ecological drift being the core influencing factors.
Conclusion: This study reveals that in extremely arid desert shrubs, epiphytic bacterial community diversity is primarily shaped by plant species identity and leaf morphology, with significant interspecific differences, whereas endophytic community diversity is mainly driven by leaf physiology and shows no significant interspecific variation. Moreover, stochastic processes, particularly ecological drift, play a dominant role in the assembly of both community types. These findings provide new theoretical insights into the mechanisms sustaining biodiversity in vulnerable desert ecosystems under global climate change.

Key words: desert shrubs, endophytic and epiphytic bacterial community diversity, community assembly, leaf functional traits, host plant identity, hyper-arid regions