Combined metagenomic and metabolomic analyses reveal that Bt rice planting alters soil C-N metabolism.

ABSTRACT: The environmental impacts of genetically modified (GM) plants remain a controversial global issue. To address these issues, comprehensive environmental risk assessments of GM plants is critical for the sustainable development and application of transgenic technology. In this paper, significant differences were not observed between microbial metagenomic and metabolomic profiles in surface waters of the Bt rice (T1C-1, the transgenic line) and non-Bt cultivars (Minghui 63 (the isogenic line) and Zhonghua 11 (the conventional japonica cultivar)). In contrast, differences in these profiles were apparent in the rhizospheres. T1C-1 planting increased soil microbiome diversity and network stability, but did not significantly alter the abundances of potential probiotic or phytopathogenic microorga

SUBMITTER: Li P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9870860 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature