Halophytes as holobionts: disentangling the contribution of plant genotype and environmental factors to the associated microbiome of hydro- and xerohalophytes.

ABSTRACT: Halophytes are of great interest for their ecosystemic benefits and valuable secondary metabolites. However, they are threatened by factors such as heat waves, drought, increased salinity and pollution, associated with climate change and human activity. In this context, their associated microbial communities are crucial for their survival. Despite that, there are no comparative studies on microbial communities associated with two types of halophytes: hydrohalophytes (plants from humid saline environments) and xerohalophytes (plants from saline arid environments). This study aimed to investigate the factors that determine the structure of microbial communities of three hydrohalophytes of the Southwest Spain (Atlantic coastal), in particular Atriplex portulacoides, Salicornia perennis

SUBMITTER: Pajuelo E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12681888 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature