Root zone microbial communities of <i>Artemisia ordosica</i> Krasch. at different successional stages in Mu US Sandy Land: a metagenomic perspective with culturomics insights.

ABSTRACT: Phytoremediation offers a promising strategy for addressing the global challenge of land desertification. In the Mu Us Sandy Land of China, Artemisia ordosica Krasch. has emerged as a key species for desertification control. Its root-associated microbial communities may enhance the plant's adaptability to sandy, nutrient-poor environments. Despite their ecological significance, comprehensive investigations of these microbial communities remain limited. In this study, microbial communities in the root zone (i.e., rhizosphere soil, non-rhizosphere soil, and root endosphere) of A. ordosica were analyzed via high-throughput sequencing and different isolation approaches across successional stages (moving dunes, semi-fixed dunes, and fixed dunes) in the Mu Us Sandy Land of northern

SUBMITTER: Zhu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12098380 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature