Endophytic Fungal and Bacterial Diversity in Arnebia euchroma Roots

A dataset of 1,161 amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) for endophytic fungi and 673 ASVs for endophytic bacteria from the roots of cultivated Arnebia euchroma plants aged 1–4 years. It was created by Jinrong Zhao and last updated in May 2026. The data includes correlations with eight secondary metabolites, such as alkannin and shikonin derivatives.

Use Cases

• Analyzing correlations between endophyte community composition and secondary metabolite concentrations based on the eight listed compounds.
• Studying the temporal dynamics of fungal and bacterial α-diversity in plant roots across different cultivation years.
• Predicting functional profiles of endophytic microbial communities using FUNGuild and PICRUSt2 analysis results.
• Investigating the relationship between specific fungal trophic modes (saprotrophic, pathotrophic) and plant metabolite accumulation.

Strengths

• Includes 1,161 fungal and 673 bacterial amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) with taxonomic classification down to species level.
• Correlates microbial data with quantitative measurements of eight specific secondary metabolites.
• Contains samples from a controlled temporal series (plants aged 1–4 years) from a specific geographic location (Hejing County).

Limitations

• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, requiring inspection after download.
• The dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope or highly summarized data.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Jinrong Zhao, via figshare.

Collection Method

Data generated via high-throughput sequencing of root tissue samples.

Time Range

Covers plants cultivated for 1 to 4 years.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 17:23:53; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Samples from Hejing County.