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Defining the core Arabidopsis thaliana root microbiome.
Nature - 2 Aug 2012
Lundberg Derek S, Lebeis Sarah L, Paredes Sur Herrera, Yourstone Scott, Gehring Jase, Malfatti Stephanie, Tremblay Julien, Engelbrektson Anna, Kunin Victor, Del Rio Tijana Glavina, Edgar Robert C, Eickhorst Thilo, Ley Ruth E, Hugenholtz Philip, Tringe Susannah Green, Dangl Jeffery L
Abstract excerpt
Land plants associate with a root microbiota distinct from the complex microbial community present in surrounding soil. The microbiota colonizing the rhizosphere (immediately surrounding the root) and the endophytic compartment (within the root) contribute to plant growth, productivity, carbon sequestration and phytoremediation. Colonization of the root occurs despite a sophisticated plant immune system,...
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