2022
Disentangling the genetic basis of rhizosphere microbiome assembly in tomato
Oyserman B, Flores S, Griffioen T, Pan X, van der Wijk E, Pronk L, Lokhorst W, Nurfikari A, Paulson J, Movassagh M, Stopnisek N, Kupczok A, Cordovez V, Carrión V, Ligterink W, Snoek B, Medema M, Raaijmakers J. Disentangling the genetic basis of rhizosphere microbiome assembly in tomato. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 3228. PMID: 35710629, PMCID: PMC9203511, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30849-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrobiome assemblyGenetic basisRhizosphere microbiome assemblyMetagenome-assembled genomesGene content analysisQuantitative trait lociDomestication sweepsDomesticated tomatoRhizosphere microbiomePutative plantPlant geneticsTrait lociBacterial genesPlant growthHybrid populationsQuantitative traitsBreeding programsMbp regionGenetic variation associatesPlant polysaccharidesDifferential recruitmentTomatoStreptomycesTraitsPivotal role
2017
Simplified and representative bacterial community of maize roots
Niu B, Paulson J, Zheng X, Kolter R. Simplified and representative bacterial community of maize roots. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: e2450-e2459. PMID: 28275097, PMCID: PMC5373366, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1616148114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity assemblyBacterial communitiesDynamics of community assemblyComposition of plant microbiomesBacterial interspecies interactionsSynthetic bacterial communityPlant-associated microbesCulture-dependent methodsRoot microbiome assemblyHost-mediated selectionFusarium verticillioides</i>Maize rootsRoot microbiotaMicrobiome assemblyPlant microbiomeRoot microbiomePlant hostsHost genotypeKeystone speciesDominant phylaAbiotic factorsInterspecies interactionsModel ecosystemsMicrobiomeMaize seedlings