Bacterial communities in potato warts and associated soils characterized by Nanopore sequencing of the full-length 16S rRNA gene
Full-length 16S rRNA gene Nanopore sequencing was used to characterize bacterial communities associated with potato wart disease caused by Synchytrium endobioticum. Samples included bioassay-grown warts, field-collected wart tissues, diseased tare soils, and long-term descheduled (wart-free) soils to explore microbiome dynamics and potential biocontrol agents.