Source and acquisition of rhizosphere microbes in Antarctic vascular plants

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Sergio Guajardo-Leiva, Jaime Alarcón, Florence Gutzwiller, Jorge Gallardo-Cerda, Ian S. Acuña-Rodríguez, Marco Molina-Montenegro, Keith A. Crandall, Marcos Pérez-Losada, Eduardo Castro-Nallar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: microbial ecology and diversity; plant microbiome; host microbe interactions; amplicon sequencing; South Shetland Islands; rhizosphere effects; Microbiology; QR1-502; Antarctic; Byers; Byers peninsula; Livingston Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.916210; https://doaj.org/article/ae65891990804b129a4193a380d29fd7

Rhizosphere microbial communities exert critical roles in plant health, nutrient cycling, and soil fertility. Despite the essential functions conferred by microbes, the source and acquisition of the rhizosphere are not entirely clear. Therefore, we investigated microbial community diversity and pote...