Rhizosphere and Endophytic Microbiome of Coptis Chinensis Across Four Sites

Cuiting Chen's dataset characterizes the rhizosphere microbial and endophytic communities of the medicinal plant Coptis chinensis var. brevisepala. It includes data from four distribution sites, detailing 177 core bacterial and 146 core fungal genera in rhizosphere soils, plus endophytic communities from leaves, rhizomes, and fibrous roots. The data was published on figshare in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling the influence of soil pH and total nitrogen on rhizosphere microbial community composition.
• Comparing endophytic diversity and dominant genera across different plant tissues (leaves, rhizomes, fibrous roots).
• Predicting functional traits of endophytic fungi, such as saprotrophy-related genes.
• Screening for potential beneficial microorganisms based on antimicrobial-related gene annotations.

Strengths

• Identifies 177 core bacterial and 146 core fungal genera in rhizosphere soils.
• Characterizes endophytes across 29 bacterial and 12 fungal phyla from distinct plant tissues.
• Correlates microbial community data with specific soil chemical properties like pH and total nitrogen.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is limited to 14.0 KB, suggesting a highly summarized or aggregated dataset.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Cuiting Chen.

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 06:57:31; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Four distribution sites for Coptis chinensis var. brevisepala (specific locations not provided).