Recovery and Community Succession of the Zostera marina Rhizobiome after Transplantation.

ABSTRACT: Seagrasses can form mutualisms with their microbiomes that facilitate the exchange of energy sources, nutrients, and hormones and ultimately impact plant stress resistance. Little is known about community succession within the belowground seagrass microbiome after disturbance and its potential role in the plant's recovery after transplantation. We transplanted Zostera marina shoots with and without an intact rhizosphere and cultivated plants for 4 weeks while characterizing microbiome recovery and effects on plant traits. Rhizosphere and root microbiomes were compositionally distinct, likely representing discrete microbial niches. Furthermore, microbiomes of washed transplants were initially different from those of sod transplants and recovered to resemble an undisturbed state withi

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7848905 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature