Rhizosphere and Endophytic Microbiome of Coptis Chinensis, Four Sites

A 31.1 KB dataset from figshare, last updated March 18, 2026, characterizes microbial communities associated with the medicinal plant Coptis chinensis var. brevisepala. It includes data on 177 core bacterial and 146 core fungal genera from rhizosphere soils across four sites, plus endophytic communities from leaves, rhizomes, and fibrous roots. The data was generated by author Cuiting Chen using high-throughput sequencing to analyze correlations with soil properties and functional traits.

Use Cases

• Modeling the influence of soil pH and total nitrogen on rhizosphere microbial community composition based on described correlations.
• Comparing tissue-specific endophytic diversity and richness across leaves, rhizomes, and fibrous roots as mentioned in the description.
• Screening for beneficial microorganisms with antimicrobial-related genes based on the KEGG functional annotations provided.
• Analyzing the distribution of dominant bacterial phyla like Proteobacteria and Acidobacteriota across different ecological niches.

Strengths

• Includes data on a defined set of 177 core bacterial genera and 146 core fungal genera from rhizosphere soils.
• Links microbial community data to specific soil chemical properties, identifying pH and total nitrogen as key drivers.
• Provides functional predictions for endophytic fungi, including saprotrophy and antimicrobial-related genes.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small (31.1 KB), indicating limited scope and likely summary-level data rather than raw sequences.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Cuiting Chen.

Collection Method

High-throughput sequencing of microbial communities from soil and plant tissues.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 06:57:32; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Samples from four distribution sites of Coptis chinensis var. brevisepala; specific locations not provided.