Bacterial Community Members Increase Bacillus subtilis Maintenance on the Roots of Arabidopsis thaliana.

ABSTRACT: Plant-growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) are used to improve plant health and promote crop production. However, because some PGPB (including Bacillus subtilis) do not maintain substantial colonization on plant roots over time, it is unclear how effective PGPB are throughout the plant growing cycle. A better understanding of the dynamics of plant root community assembly is needed to develop and harness the potential of PGPB. Although B. subtilis is often a member of the root microbiome, it does not efficiently monoassociate with plant roots. We hypothesized that B. subtilis may require other primary colonizers to efficiently associate with plant roots. We utilized a previously designed hydroponic system to add bacteria to Arabidopsis thaliana roots and monitor thei

SUBMITTER: Eckshtain-Levi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8519414 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature