Characterization and functional analysis of microbial communities in Bletilla striata

The connection between the traditional Chinese medicinal herb Bletilla striata and microorganisms is still not well understood. Our study aimed to uncover the structure and diversity of the fungal and bacterial communities associated with B. striata. Bioinformatics, biocontrol and biochemical experiments were carried out. In terms of relative abundance of the top 15 phyla of microbial species, tenericutes in stems (58.74