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Niche and host-associated functional signatures of the root surface microbiome

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  • Maya Ofek-Lalzar

    (Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization of Israel
    The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

  • Noa Sela

    (Agricultural Research Organization of Israel)

  • Milana Goldman-Voronov

    (Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization of Israel)

  • Stefan J. Green

    (DNA Services Facility, Research Resources Center, University of Illinois at Chicago
    University of Illinois at Chicago)

  • Yitzhak Hadar

    (The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

  • Dror Minz

    (Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization of Israel)

Abstract

Plant microbiomes are critical to host adaptation and impact plant productivity and health. Root-associated microbiomes vary by soil and host genotype, but the contribution of these factors to community structure and metabolic potential has not been fully addressed. Here we characterize root microbial communities of two disparate agricultural crops grown in the same natural soil in a controlled and replicated experimental system. Metagenomic (genetic potential) analysis identifies a core set of functional genes associated with root colonization in both plant hosts, and metatranscriptomic (functional expression) analysis revealed that most genes enriched in the root zones are expressed. Root colonization requires multiple functional capabilities, and these capabilities are enriched at the community level. Differences between the root-associated microbial communities from different plants are observed at the genus or species level, and are related to root-zone environmental factors.

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  • Maya Ofek-Lalzar & Noa Sela & Milana Goldman-Voronov & Stefan J. Green & Yitzhak Hadar & Dror Minz, 2014. "Niche and host-associated functional signatures of the root surface microbiome," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 5(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:5:y:2014:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms5950
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5950
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    1. Yunlong Zhang & Tengteng Li & Honghui Wu & Shuikuan Bei & Junling Zhang & Xiaolin Li, 2019. "Effect of Different Fertilization Practices on Soil Microbial Community in a Wheat–Maize Rotation System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(15), pages 1-11, July.

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