El Mahdi Redouane, Andrés Núñez, Wafa Achouak, Mohamed Barakat, Anoop Alex, José Carlos Martins, Zakaria Tazart, Richard Mugani, Soukaina El Amrani Zerrifi, Mohammed Haida, Ana M García, Alexandre Campos, Majida Lahrouni, Khalid Oufdou, Vitor Vasconcelos, Brahim Oudra
Microcystins (MCs) are frequently detected in cyanobacterial bloom-impacted waterbodies and introduced into agroecosystems via irrigation water. They are widely known as phytotoxic cyanotoxins, which impair the growth and physiological functions of crop plants. However, their impact on the plant-associated microbiota is scarcely tackled and poorly understood. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effect of MCs on microbiota-inhabiting bulk soil (BS), root adhering soil (RAS), and root tissue (RT) of Vicia faba when exposed to 100 μg L-1 MCs in a greenhouse pot experiment...
February 5, 2024: Science of the Total Environment