Rapid evolution of bacterial mutualism in the plant rhizosphere
oleh: Erqin Li, Ronnie de Jonge, Chen Liu, Henan Jiang, Ville-Petri Friman, Corné M. J. Pieterse, Peter A. H. M. Bakker, Alexandre Jousset
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-06-01 |
Deskripsi
Beneficial plant-microbe interactions are common in nature, but direct evidence for the evolution of mutualism is scarce. Here, Li et al. experimentally evolve a rhizospheric bacterium and find that it can evolve into a mutualist on a relatively short timescale.