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Title: Global patterns and determinants of bacterial communities associated with ectomycorrhizal root tips of Alnus species
Contributor(s): Aslani, Farzad (author); Tedersoo, Leho (author); Polme, Sergei (author); Knox, Oliver  (author)orcid ; Bahram, Mohammad (author)
Publication Date: 2020-09
Early Online Version: 2020-07-20
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107923
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/51854
Abstract: 

Plant-soil interactions affect plant health, productivity and vegetation structure. Although recent advances in sequencing and computational tools have facilitated research on these complex interactions, we still have a poor understanding of the relative influence of biotic and abiotic factors on their community assembly. Here we aimed to determine the relative contributions of Alnus species and their associated mycorrhizal fungi, spatial, edaphic and climatic factors to the structure of root-associated bacterial communities. We used high-throughput identification of bacteria based on 369 ectomycorrhizal root tips of 19 Alnus species from 85 sites across the globe. We found that the Alnus species phylogeny was the primary determinant for the composition of root-associated bacterial communities, followed by edaphic, spatial and climate variables. Moreover, we observed Alnus species-specificity for some highly abundant bacterial phylotypes. These results reflect the importance of biotic variables in shaping root-associated bacterial communities and suggest that different processes underlie root-associated and soil bacterial communities on a global scale.

Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Soil Biology & Biochemistry, v.148, p. 1-9
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
ISSN: 1879-3428
0038-0717
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 410603 Soil biology
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 280102 Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
Appears in Collections:Journal Article
School of Environmental and Rural Science

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