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Natrinema was more abundant beneath D. spicata than S. foliosa, 33.4% versus 1.5%.
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Distichlis spicataVerbatim
e0“Natrinema was highly represented in soil from under D. spicata (33.4%) in comparison to S. foliosa (1.5%).”
Title
Plant species-specific rhizobiome assembly in the hyper-arid Atacama Desert
J. Fortt; J. Castro-Severyn; A. Choque; et al. Frontiers in Microbiology 2025. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2025.1587491
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Observation Rhizosphere physicochemical properties differed significantly between the two plants.
- Observation D. spicata rhizosphere soil had higher electrical conductivity.
- Observation S. foliosa rhizosphere soil had elevated ammonium.
- Observation Four bacterial groups dominated both plant rhizospheres, with different relative abundance.
- Observation Halobacteria were highly represented in D. spicata soil.
- Observation Firmicutes were highly represented in S. foliosa soil.
- Observation Enterococcus occurred only in S. foliosa rhizosphere.
- Association D. spicata microbial community was strongly influenced by electrical conductivity.
- Association S. foliosa microbial community correlated with ammonium levels.