Investigating the Role of Root Exudates in Recruiting Streptomyces Bacteria to the Arabidopsis thaliana Microbiome

Streptomyces species are saprophytic soil bacteria that produce a diverse array of specialized metabolites, including half of all known antibiotics. They are also rhizobacteria and plant endophytes that can promote plant growth and protect against disease. Several studies have shown that streptomyce...

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Main Authors: Sarah F. Worsley, Michael C. Macey, Samuel M. M. Prudence, Barrie Wilkinson, J. Colin Murrell, Matthew I. Hutchings
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2021.686110/full