Shengjing Shi

TL;DR: It is shown that pre-programmed developmental processes in plants result in consistent patterns in the chemical composition of root exudates, which provides a mechanistic underpinning for the process of rhizosphere microbial community assembly and provides an attractive direction for the manipulation of the Rhizosphere microbiome for beneficial outcomes.

TL;DR: Rhizosphere networks were substantially more complex than those in surrounding soils, indicating the rhizosphere has a greater potential for interactions and niche-sharing and quorum-based signalling as one potential strategy.

TL;DR: It is indicated that OAs play a significant role in shaping soil bacterial communities and this may therefore have a significant impact on plant growth.

TL;DR: The response of soil bacteria to roots of the common annual grass Avena fatua over two growing seasons is analyzed using high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA genes to suggest adaptation of the indigenous bacterial community to this common grass over the many decades of its presence.

TL;DR: It is proposed that isotopically labeled CO2 is incorporated into plant-derived carbon and then into the DNA of rhizosphere organisms capable of nucleotide synthesis, and the nucleotides are recycled into Saccharibacterial genomes.