Engineered rhizosphere: the trophic bias generated by opine-producing plants is independent of the opine type, the soil origin, and the plant species.
In a previous study, we demonstrated that transgenic Lotus plants producing opines (which are small amino acid and sugar conjugates) specifically favor growth of opine-degrading rhizobacteria. The opine-induced bias was repeated and demonstrated with another soil type and another plant species (Solanum nigrum). This phenomenon is therefore independent of both soil type and plant species.
Mansouri
Hounayda
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Institut des Sciences du Végétal, UPR 2355 CNRS, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.
Petit
Annik
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Oger
Phil
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Dessaux
Yves
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D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000070116:Lotus / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology; D008353:Mannitol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000382:microbiology; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D019657:Solanaceae / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology
C008666:nopaline; C005394:octopine; D008353:Mannitol; C041352:mannopine; D001120:Arginine