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Expression data from different tissues (shoots and roots) of Medicago truncatula exposed to three different types of biosolids amended soil

ABSTRACT: Little progress has been made in studying the toxicity of realistic 'non-pristine' forms of nanoparticles that presents in real soil environment. It is presently unkown whether the transformed nanoparticles in realistic environment exerts an adverse effect to rhizobium-legume symbiosis on molecular level. We used microarray to investigate the toxicogenomic responses of the model legume Medicago truncatula following 30 days exposure to three different types of biosolids (control biosolids (control BS), a mixture of Ag, ZnO and TiO2 manufactured nanomaterials added biosolids (Nano BS) and a corresponding bulk metals added biosolids (Bulk BS) ) amended soil that were aged for 6 months prior to exposure in pot experiment.

ORGANISM(S): Medicago sativa Medicago truncatula Sinorhizobium meliloti

PROVIDER: GSE64788 | GEO | 2015/07/01

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA271875

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Expression data from different tissues (shoots and roots) of Medicago truncatula exposed to three different types of biosolids amended soil

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