Assembly and ecological function of the root microbiome across angiosperm plant species.

ABSTRACT: Across plants and animals, host-associated microbial communities play fundamental roles in host nutrition, development, and immunity. The factors that shape host-microbiome interactions are poorly understood, yet essential for understanding the evolution and ecology of these symbioses. Plant roots assemble two distinct microbial compartments from surrounding soil: the rhizosphere (microbes surrounding roots) and the endosphere (microbes within roots). Root-associated microbes were key for the evolution of land plants and underlie fundamental ecosystem processes. However, it is largely unknown how plant evolution has shaped root microbial communities, and in turn, how these microbes affect plant ecology, such as the ability to mitigate biotic and abiotic stressors. Here we show that variati

SUBMITTER: Fitzpatrick CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5819437 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature