The bacterial and viral communities associated with onion bulb rot

This project aims to elucidate the bacterial and viral communities involved in the disease progression of onion bulb rot during post-harvest storage. By using both 16S rRNA amplicon and shotgun-metagenome sequencing approaches, we were able to characterize the taxonomy and functional potential of bacterial communities associated with bulb soft rot at different storage location in the USA. Additionally, this is the first project to document the viral populations associated with this disease that might be explored as potential biocontrol agents in future studies.