Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Disentangling the genetic basis of rhizosphere microbiome assembly in tomato

  • Ben O. Oyserman,
  • Stalin Sarango Flores,
  • Thom Griffioen,
  • Xinya Pan,
  • Elmar van der Wijk,
  • Lotte Pronk,
  • Wouter Lokhorst,
  • Azkia Nurfikari,
  • Joseph N. Paulson,
  • Mercedeh Movassagh,
  • Nejc Stopnisek,
  • Anne Kupczok,
  • Viviane Cordovez,
  • Víctor J. Carrión,
  • Wilco Ligterink,
  • Basten L. Snoek,
  • Marnix H. Medema,
  • Jos M. Raaijmakers

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30849-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Genetics factors involved in rhizosphere microbiomes assembly remain largely elusive. Here, the authors integrate microbiomics and quantitative plant genetics to reveal genetic loci associated with specific microbes and rhizobacterial traits underlying microbiome assembly in tomato.