Rhizobial nitrogen fixation efficiency shapes endosphere bacterial communities and Medicago truncatula host growth.
Beatriz LagunasLuke RichardsChrysi SergakiJamie BurgessAlonso Javier PardalRana M F HussainBethany L RichmondLaura BaxterProyash RoyAnastasia PakidiGina StovoldSaúl VázquezSascha OttPatrick SchäferMiriam L GiffordPublished in: Microbiome (2023)
The microbiome-soil-rhizobial dynamic strongly influences plant nutrient uptake and growth, with the endosphere and rhizosphere shaped differentially according to plant-rhizobial interactions with strains that vary in nitrogen-fixing efficiency levels. These results open up the possibility to select inoculation partners best suited for plant, soil type and microbial community. Video Abstract.