Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · View the paper (DOI)
The legume-rhizobia symbiosis significantly impacts the microbial community in plant roots, leading to changes in bacterial composition and stability. The absence of symbiosis results in drastic alterations to the root microbiome, affecting plant growth and nitrogen uptake.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Not without my microbiome Max-Planck-Gesellschaft · Nov 14, 2016 · first to report
- Nitrogen-fixing symbiosis is crucial for legume plant microbiome assembly Aarhus University · Nov 21, 2016