Commonalities between the Atacama Desert and Antarctica rhizosphere microbial communities.

ABSTRACT: Plant-microbiota interactions have significant effects on plant growth, health, and productivity. Rhizosphere microorganisms are involved in processes that promote physiological responses to biotic and abiotic stresses in plants. In recent years, the interest in microorganisms to improve plant productivity has increased, mainly aiming to find promising strains to overcome the impact of climate change on crops. In this work, we hypothesize that given the desertic environment of the Antarctic and the Atacama Desert, different plant species inhabiting these areas might share microbial taxa with functions associated with desiccation and drought stress tolerance. Therefore, in this study, we described and compared the composition of the rhizobacterial community associated with Deschampsia an

SUBMITTER: Contreras MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10395097 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature