Black pepper rhizosphere microbiome Raw sequence reads. rhizome metagenome

The biodiversity of the black pepper rhizosphere is a source of economically relevant microbial biocontrol agents that, if properly understood, can be used to improve black pepper pathogen suppression. However, the characterization of this system is poor in Vietnam, where most black pepper is grown. Here, we evaluated black pepper rhizosphere bacterial communities, from healthy and unhealthy orchards in two Vietnamese provinces for the detection of biomarkers and keystone species indicative of plant health status.