Rhizosheath microbial community assembly of sympatric desert speargrasses is independent of the plant host

2018148 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Ramona Marasco · King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

María J. Mosqueira · King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Marco Fusi · King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Jean‐Baptiste Ramond · University of Pretoria

Giuseppe Merlino · King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Jenny Marie Booth · King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Abstract

Our study demonstrates that the rhizosheath-root system microbial communities of desert dune speargrasses are stochastically assembled and host-independent. This finding supports the concept that the selection determined by the desert sand prevails over that imposed by the genotype of the different plant species.

Topics & Keywords

Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: Microbiome

Volume 6, Issue 1, pp. 215-215

DOI: 10.1186/s40168-018-0597-y

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