Stable-Isotope-Informed, Genome-Resolved Metagenomics Uncovers Potential Cross-Kingdom Interactions in Rhizosphere Soil

Evan P. Starr; Shengjing Shi; Steven J. Blazewicz; Benjamin J. Koch; Alexander J. Probst; Bruce A. Hungate; Jennifer Pett-Ridge; Mary K. Firestone; Jillian F. Banfield

doi:10.1128/mSphere.00085-21

mSphere (Oct 2021)

Stable-Isotope-Informed, Genome-Resolved Metagenomics Uncovers Potential Cross-Kingdom Interactions in Rhizosphere Soil

Evan P. Starr,
Shengjing Shi,
Steven J. Blazewicz,
Benjamin J. Koch,
Alexander J. Probst,
Bruce A. Hungate,
Jennifer Pett-Ridge,
Mary K. Firestone,
Jillian F. Banfield

Affiliations

Evan P. Starr: Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
Shengjing Shi: Lincoln Science Centre, AgResearch Ltd., Christchurch, New Zealand
Steven J. Blazewicz: Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA
Benjamin J. Koch: Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Alexander J. Probst: Biofilm Center, University of Duisburg—Essen, Essen, Germany
Bruce A. Hungate: ORCiD; Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Jennifer Pett-Ridge: ORCiD; Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA
Mary K. Firestone: ORCiD; Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
Jillian F. Banfield: ORCiD; Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00085-21
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 5

Abstract

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Plants grow in intimate association with soil microbial communities; these microbes can facilitate the availability of essential resources to plants. Thus, plant productivity commonly depends on interactions with rhizosphere bacteria, viruses, and eukaryotes.

Published in mSphere

ISSN: 2379-5042 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/msphere

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