TY - JOUR
T1 - Host signature effect on plant root-associated microbiomes revealed through analyses of resident vs. active communities
AU - Ofek, Maya
AU - Voronov-Goldman, Milana
AU - Hadar, Yitzhak
AU - Minz, Dror
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - Plant roots create specific microbial habitat in the soil - the rhizosphere. In this study, we characterized the rhizosphere microbiome of four host plant species to get insight into the impact of the host (host signature effect) on resident vs. active communities. Results show a distinct plant host specific signature found among wheat, maize, tomato and cucumber, based on the following three parameters: (i) each plant promoted the activity of a unique suite of soil bacterial populations; (ii) significant variations were observed in the number and the degree of dominance of active populations; and (iii) the level of contribution of active (rRNA-based) populations to the resident (DNA-based) community profiles. In the rhizoplane of all four plants, a significant reduction of diversity was observed, relative to the bulk soil. Moreover, an increase in DNA-RNA correspondence indicated higher representation of active bacterial populations in the residing rhizoplane community. This study demonstrates that the host plant determines the bacterial community composition in its immediate vicinity, especially with respect to the active populations.
AB - Plant roots create specific microbial habitat in the soil - the rhizosphere. In this study, we characterized the rhizosphere microbiome of four host plant species to get insight into the impact of the host (host signature effect) on resident vs. active communities. Results show a distinct plant host specific signature found among wheat, maize, tomato and cucumber, based on the following three parameters: (i) each plant promoted the activity of a unique suite of soil bacterial populations; (ii) significant variations were observed in the number and the degree of dominance of active populations; and (iii) the level of contribution of active (rRNA-based) populations to the resident (DNA-based) community profiles. In the rhizoplane of all four plants, a significant reduction of diversity was observed, relative to the bulk soil. Moreover, an increase in DNA-RNA correspondence indicated higher representation of active bacterial populations in the residing rhizoplane community. This study demonstrates that the host plant determines the bacterial community composition in its immediate vicinity, especially with respect to the active populations.
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U2 - 10.1111/1462-2920.12228
DO - 10.1111/1462-2920.12228
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C2 - 23962203
AN - SCOPUS:84903786219
SN - 1462-2912
VL - 16
SP - 2157
EP - 2167
JO - Environmental Microbiology
JF - Environmental Microbiology
IS - 7
ER -