Functional potential of soil microbial communities in the maize rhizosphere.

Autor: Xiangzhen Li, Junpeng Rui, Jingbo Xiong, Jiabao Li, Zhili He, Jizhong Zhou, Anthony C Yannarell, Roderick I Mackie
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 11, p e112609 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112609
Popis: Microbial communities in the rhizosphere make significant contributions to crop health and nutrient cycling. However, their ability to perform important biogeochemical processes remains uncharacterized. Here, we identified important functional genes that characterize the rhizosphere microbial community to understand metabolic capabilities in the maize rhizosphere using the GeoChip-based functional gene array method. Significant differences in functional gene structure were apparent between rhizosphere and bulk soil microbial communities. Approximately half of the detected gene families were significantly (p
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