Culturomics- and metagenomics-based insights into the microbial community and function of rhizosphere soils in Sinai desert farming systems.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The microbiome of the Sinai Desert farming system plays an important role in the adaptive strategy of growing crops in a harsh, poly-extreme, desert environment. However, the diversity and function of microbial communities under this unfavorable moisture and nutritional conditions have not yet been investigated. Based on culturomic and metagenomic methods, we analyzed the microbial diversity and function of a total of fourteen rhizosphere soil samples (collected from twelve plants in four farms of the Sinai desert), which may provide a valuable and meaningful guidance for the design of microbial inoculants.

Results

The results revealed a wide range of microbial taxa, including a high proportion of novel undescribed lineages. The composition of the rhizosphere micr

SUBMITTER: Lian WH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9840269 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature