Source and acquisition of rhizosphere microbes in Antarctic vascular plants

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Guajardo-Leiva, Sergio, Alarcón, Jaime, Gutzwiller, Florence, Gallardo-Cerda, Jorge, Acuña-Rodríguez, Ian S, Molina-Montenegro, Marco, Crandall, Keith A, Pérez-Losada, Marcos, Castro-Nallar, Eduardo
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Health Sciences Research Commons 2022
• Subjects: South Shetland Islands; amplicon sequencing; host microbe interactions; microbial ecology and diversity; plant microbiome; rhizosphere effects; Antarctic; Byers; Byers peninsula; Livingston Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/1648; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.916210

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...