Soil contamination alters the willow root and rhizosphere metatranscriptome and the root-rhizosphere interactome.

ABSTRACT: Phytoremediation using willows is thought to be a sustainable alternative to traditional remediation techniques involving excavation, transport, and landfilling. However, the complexity of the interaction between the willow and its associated highly diverse microbial communities makes the optimization of phytoremediation very difficult. Here, we have sequenced the rhizosphere metatranscriptome of four willow species and the plant root metatranscriptome for two willow species growing in petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated and non-contaminated soils on a former petroleum refinery site. Significant differences in the abundance of transcripts related to different bacterial and fungal taxa were observed between willow species, mostly in contaminated soils. When comparing transcript abundance in

SUBMITTER: Yergeau E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5864237 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature