Rashid Ali, Srinivasa R Chaluvadi, Xuewen Wang, Khaled M Hazzouri, Naganeeswaran Sudalaimuthuasari, Mohammed Rafi, Mariam Al-Nuaimi, Shina Sasi, Eric Antepenko, Jeffrey L Bennetzen, Khaled M A Amiri
We conducted a comprehensive analysis of the total microbiome and transcriptionally active microbiome communities in the roots and root nodules of Prosopis cineraria , an important leguminous tree in arid regions of many Asian countries. Mature P. cineraria trees growing in the desert did not exhibit any detected root nodules. However, we observed root nodules on the roots of P. cineraria growing on a desert farm and on young plants growing in a growth chamber, when inoculated with rhizosphere soil, including with rhizosphere soil from near desert tree roots that had no nodules...
April 16, 2024: Microbiology Spectrum