Investigating the role of root exudates in recruiting Streptomyces bacteria to the Arabidopsis thaliana root microbiome
S. F. Worsley, M. C. Macey, S. Prudence, B. Wilkinson, C. Murrell, M. I. Hutchings
The paper investigates whether root exudates, specifically salicylate, attract Streptomyces bacteria to Arabidopsis thaliana roots and finds that Streptomyces are outcompeted by proteobacteria for plant metabolites.
bioRxiv · Sep 9, 2020Microbiology