Sex-specific responses of Taxus mairei to UV-B radiation involved altering the interactions between the microbiota assembly and host secondary metabolism.
Hongshan ZhangKailin HouXueshuang LiangWanting LinRuoyun MaYue ZangXiaori ZhanMingshuang WangShangguo FengQicai YingBingsong ZhengHuizhong WangChenjia ShenPublished in: Microbiome (2024)
These results revealed the roles of endophytic fungi in sex-mediated responses to UV-B radiation and provided novel insights into the sex-specific responses of Taxus trees to environmental stressors. Video Abstract.