Taking root: enduring effect of rhizosphere bacterial colonization in mangroves.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mangrove forests are of global ecological and economic importance, but are also one of the world's most threatened ecosystems. Here we present a case study examining the influence of the rhizosphere on the structural composition and diversity of mangrove bacterial communities and the implications for mangrove reforestation approaches using nursery-raised plants.

Methodology/principal findings

A barcoded pyrosequencing approach was used to assess bacterial diversity in the rhizosphere of plants in a nursery setting, nursery-raised transplants and native (non-transplanted) plants in the same mangrove habitat. In addition to this, we also assessed bacterial composition in the bulk sediment in order to ascertain if the roots of mangrove plants affect sediment bacteria

SUBMITTER: Gomes NC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2989908 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature