Supplementary Material:
Table 1 Primers and PCR conditions used in this study
Target
|
Primer
|
Primer Sequence
(5’ 3’)
|
PCR Product (bp)
|
Altered reaction conditions
|
Altered thermocycling conditions
|
Reference
|
Bacterial 16S rRNA gene
|
27F
|
agagtttgatcctggctcag
|
1400
|
|
|
|
1494R
|
ggttaccttgttacgactt
|
Fungal 18S rRNA gene
|
nu-ssu-0817
|
ttagcatggaatrrattagga
|
719
|
|
35 cycles:
94°C for 30 s,
56°C for 10 s,
72°C for 30 s
|
|
nu-ssu-1536
|
attgcaatgcyctatcccca
|
Adenylation domain bacterial NRPSs
|
MTF2
|
gcnggyggygcntaygtncc
|
~1000
|
|
94°C for 10 s,
55°C for 30 s,
72°C for 1 min
|
|
MTR2
|
ccncgdatyttnacytg
|
Ketosynthase domain of bacterial PKSs
|
DKF
|
gtgccggtnccrtgngyytc
|
~650-700
|
|
94°C for 10 s,
52°C for 30 s,
72°C for 1 min
|
|
DKR
|
gcgatggayccncarcarmg
|
Adenylation domain of fungal NRPSs
|
RJ016-R
|
arrtcnccngtyttrta
|
~300
|
|
94°C for 30 s,
50°C for 30 s,
60°C for 1 min;
final extension: 60°C for 1 min
|
|
RJ016-F
|
tayggnccnacnga
|
Ketosynthase domain of fungal PKSs
|
LC1
|
gayccimgittyttyaayatg
|
~700
|
Primers (pmol): LC1, 50;
LC2c, 8;
LC3, 24;
LC5c, 16
|
94°C for 30 s,
56°C for 10 s,
72°C for 30 s
|
|
LC2c
|
gticcigticcrtgcatytc
|
LC3
|
gcigarcaratggayccica
|
~700
|
LC5c
|
gtigaigticrtgigcytc
|
Table 2 BLASTN analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences of bacterial endophytes
Isolate
|
Closest BLAST Similarity
|
Accession Number a
|
Identity (%)
|
Coverage (%)
|
|
Bletilla striata
|
|
|
|
|
B1
|
Bacillus cereus
|
FJ908707
|
100
|
100
|
|
B2
|
Bacillus cereus
|
FJ908707
|
100
|
100
|
|
B3
|
Paenibacillus sp.
|
FJ174615
|
99
|
100
|
|
B4
|
Paenibacillus sp.
|
FJ174615
|
99
|
100
|
|
B5
|
Bacillus cereus
|
FJ908707
|
100
|
100
|
|
B6
|
Bacillus cereus
|
FJ908707
|
100
|
100
|
|
B7
|
Bacillus cereus
|
FJ908707
|
100
|
100
|
|
B8
|
Bacillus cereus
|
FJ908707
|
100
|
100
|
|
B9
|
Enterobacter sp.
|
AM396909
|
98
|
100
|
|
B10
|
Enterobacter sp.
|
AM396909
|
98
|
100
|
|
B11
|
Bacillus cereus
|
FJ908707
|
100
|
100
|
|
B12
|
Bacillus cereus
|
FJ908707
|
100
|
100
|
|
B13
|
Bacillus cereus
|
FJ908707
|
100
|
100
|
|
B14
|
Paenibacillus barcinonensis
|
FJ174615
|
99
|
100
|
|
B15
|
Paenibacillus barcinonensis
|
FJ174615
|
99
|
100
|
|
B16
|
Enterobacter sp.
|
AM396909
|
99
|
100
|
|
B17
|
Enterobacter sp.
|
AM396909
|
99
|
100
|
|
B18
|
Bacillus cereus
|
FJ581461
|
99
|
100
|
|
Lycium chinense
|
|
|
|
|
B19
|
Enterobacter ludwigii
|
EF175735
|
98
|
99
|
|
B20
|
Bacillus thuringiensis
|
FJ544327
|
100
|
100
|
|
B21
|
Staphylococcus epidermidis
|
FJ217188
|
99
|
100
|
|
B22
|
Pseudomonas lurida
|
AJ581999
|
99
|
100
|
|
B23
|
Pseudomonas sp.
|
FJ225205
|
99
|
100
|
|
B24
|
Pseudomonas lurida
|
AJ581999
|
99
|
100
|
|
B25
|
Pseudomonas sp.
|
FJ225205
|
99
|
100
|
|
B26
|
Pseudomonas sp.
|
FJ225205
|
99
|
100
|
|
B27
|
Pseudomonas poae
|
FJ179369
|
99
|
100
|
|
B28
|
Bacillus thuringiensis
|
EU429664
|
100
|
99
|
|
B29
|
Bacillus thuringiensis
|
EU429664
|
100
|
100
|
|
Pinellia ternata
|
|
|
|
|
B30
|
Paenibacillus barcinonensis
|
FJ174615
|
99
|
100
|
|
B31
|
Paenibacillus barcinonensis
|
FJ174615
|
99
|
100
|
|
B32
|
Paenibacillus barcinonensis
|
FJ174615
|
99
|
100
|
|
B33
|
Paenibacillus barcinonensis
|
FJ174615
|
99
|
100
|
|
B34
|
Paenibacillus barcinonensis
|
FJ174615
|
99
|
100
|
|
B35
|
Paenibacillus barcinonensis
|
FJ174615
|
99
|
100
|
|
B36
|
Paenibacillus barcinonensis
|
FJ174615
|
99
|
100
|
|
B37
|
Paenibacillus barcinonensis
|
FJ174615
|
99
|
100
|
|
Leonurus heterophyllus
|
|
|
|
|
B42
|
Pseudomonas sp.
|
FJ436428
|
100
|
100
|
|
B43
|
Pseudomonas sp.
|
FJ436428
|
100
|
100
|
|
B44
|
Pseudomonas sp.
|
FJ436428
|
100
|
100
|
|
B45
|
Pseudomonas sp.
|
FJ436428
|
100
|
100
|
|
B47
|
Staphylococcus pasteuri
|
FJ380982
|
100
|
100
|
|
B49
|
Bacillus cereus
|
AE016877
|
100
|
100
|
|
B50
|
Bacillus sp.
|
FJ528077
|
100
|
100
|
|
B51
|
Bacillus cereus
|
EU429664
|
100
|
100
|
|
Digitalis purpurae
|
|
|
|
B52
|
Enterobacteriaceae bacterium
|
EU029105
|
100
|
100
|
|
B53
|
Bacillus cereus
|
CP000227
|
100
|
100
|
|
B54
|
Enterobacteriaceae bacterium
|
EU029105
|
100
|
100
|
|
B55.1
|
Bacillus cereus
|
CP000227
|
100
|
100
|
|
B55.2
|
Enterobacteriaceae bacterium
|
EU029105
|
100
|
100
|
|
B56
|
Swine manure bacterium
|
AY167970
|
100
|
99
|
|
F_21
|
Methylobacterium sp.
|
FJ267582
|
100
|
100
|
|
Belacamda chinense
|
|
|
|
B58.2
|
Klebsiella pneumoniae
|
CP000964
|
100
|
100
|
|
B59
|
Bacillus cereus
|
CP000227
|
100
|
100
|
|
B60
|
Klebsiella pneumoniae
|
CP000964
|
100
|
100
|
|
B61
|
Bacillus sp.
|
FJ561297
|
100
|
100
|
|
B62
|
Moraxella sp.
|
EU260324
|
100
|
100
|
|
B63
|
Bacillus sp.
|
FJ561297
|
100
|
100
|
|
B64
|
Paracoccus sp.
|
AM989037
|
100
|
100
|
|
B65.1
|
Bacillus safensis
|
FJ577677
|
99
|
100
|
|
B65.2
|
Microbacterium sp.
|
EU181227
|
100
|
100
|
|
B67
|
Bacillus subtilis
|
FJ460478
|
99
|
100
|
|
B68
|
Bacillus flexus
|
FJ22676
|
99
|
100
|
|
F22
|
Achromobacter xylosoxidan
|
EU373389
|
100
|
100
|
|
F23
|
Sphingomonas sp.
|
AB076396
|
98
|
99
|
|
F25
|
Sphingomonas sp.
|
AB076396
|
98
|
99
|
|
F29
|
Sphingomonas rosa
|
D13945
|
97
|
100
|
|
F33
|
Sphingomonas rosa
|
D13945
|
98
|
100
|
|
F35
|
Sphingomonas rosa
|
D13945
|
99
|
100
|
|
F36
|
Sphingomonas rosa
|
D13945
|
98
|
100
|
|
F37
|
Sphingomonas rosa
|
D13945
|
98
|
100
|
|
Pinellia pedatisecta
|
|
|
|
F11
|
Citrobacter freundii
|
EU980035
|
99
|
100
|
|
F12
|
Endophytic bacterium
|
FJ205675
|
100
|
100
|
|
F13
|
Enterobacter sp.
|
FJ587226
|
100
|
100
|
|
a Closest related species in the NCBI sequence database. When two or more sequences were equally similar, only the first sequence is given.
Table 3 BLASTN analysis of 18S rRNA gene sequences of fungal endophytes
Isolate
|
Closest Match a
|
Accession number
|
Identity (%)
|
Coverage (%)
|
P. ternata
|
|
|
|
|
F1
|
Cladosporium sp.
|
EF392680
|
100
|
100
|
F2
|
Cochliobolus sativus
|
DQ677995
|
100
|
100
|
F3
|
Lasiobolidium spirale
|
DQ646533
|
100
|
100
|
F4
|
Cladosporium sp.
|
EF392680
|
100
|
100
|
L. chinense
|
|
|
|
|
F5
|
Cladosporium cladosporioides
|
EU263604
|
100
|
100
|
F6
|
Fusarium sp.
|
FJ216403
|
100
|
100
|
F18
|
Davidiella macrospora
|
EU167591
|
100
|
100
|
B. striata
|
|
|
|
|
F8
|
Ascomycota sp.
|
EU887770
|
99
|
100
|
P. pedatisecta
|
|
|
|
|
F9
|
Dendryphion nanum
|
AY382475
|
100
|
100
|
F10
|
Cordyceps gunnii
|
DQ838790
|
100
|
100
|
F14
|
Dendryphion nanum
|
AY382475
|
100
|
100
|
F15
|
Dendryphion nanum
|
AY382475
|
100
|
100
|
F19
|
Fusarium sp.
|
FJ216403
|
99
|
100
|
D. purpurae
|
|
|
|
|
F16
|
Mycosphaerella podagrariae
|
EU386700
|
100
|
100
|
F17
|
Mycosphaerella podagrariae
|
EU386700
|
100
|
100
|
F24
|
Fusarium sp.
|
EU710826
|
100
|
100
|
F28
|
Guignardia mangiferae
|
AB041249
|
100
|
100
|
T. yunnanensis
|
|
|
|
F38
|
Alternaria sp
|
FJ515320
|
100
|
100
|
F39
|
Fusarium sp.
|
EU710826
|
100
|
100
|
F40
|
Phoma sp.
|
FJ515319
|
100
|
100
|
F41
|
Phoma sp.
|
FJ515319
|
100
|
100
|
F42
|
Phoma sp.
|
FJ515319
|
100
|
100
|
F43
|
Phoma sp.
|
FJ515319
|
100
|
100
|
F44
|
Phoma sp.
|
FJ515319
|
100
|
100
|
F45
|
Phoma sp.
|
FJ515319
|
100
|
100
|
F46
|
Colletotrichum sp.
|
AB076801
|
100
|
100
|
F48
|
Pestalotiopsis guepinii
|
EU375526
|
100
|
100
|
F49
|
Pestalotiopsis guepinii
|
EU375526
|
100
|
100
|
F50
|
Pestalotiopsis guepinii
|
EU375526
|
100
|
100
|
F51
|
Phomopsis sp.
|
AY190250
|
100
|
100
|
F52
|
Davidiella tassiana
|
EU167558
|
99
|
100
|
F53
|
Ascomycota sp.
|
DQ381536
|
97
|
100
|
F54
|
Pestalotiopsis guepinii
|
EU375526
|
100
|
100
|
F55
|
Pestalotiopsis guepinii
|
EU375526
|
100
|
100
|
F56
|
Pestalotiopsis guepinii
|
EU375526
|
100
|
100
|
F58
|
Colletotrichum sp.
|
AB076801
|
99
|
100
|
a Closest related species in the 18S rRNA gene sequence database. When two or more sequences were equally similar, only the first sequence is given.
Fig. 1 Multiple sequence alignment of the active region of KS domain fragments amplified from bacteria and fungi. The residues encompassing the cysteine active site are indicated by a surrounding box. |