Ageratina adenophora Raw sequence reads. Ageratina adenophora

To aid understanding how endophytic bacteria promote host growth and development in a noxious weed, we investigated the bacterial community structure of endophytes in the roots, stems, and leaves of Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) King & H. Rob.In order to investigate links between endophytic bacteria and host growth, we further isolated six strains of bacteria (Acinetobacter johnsonii, Chryseobacterium arthrosphaerae, Bacillus sp., Arthrobacter nitroguajacolicus, Bacterium sp., and Bacillus cereus.) from A. adenophorum, three of which can produce indoel-3-acetic acid, which has been demonstrated to promote the growth of A. adenophorum. These strains also showed strong nematicidal activity, hinting towards a potential role in host defense.