Genomic characterization of a diazotrophic microbiota associated with maize aerial root mucilage.

A geographically isolated maize landrace cultivated on nitrogen-depleted fields without synthetic fertilizer in the Sierra Mixe region of Oaxaca, Mexico utilizes nitrogen derived from the atmosphere and develops an extensive network of mucilage-secreting aerial roots that harbors a diazotrophic (N2-...

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Main Authors: Shawn M Higdon, Tania Pozzo, Nguyet Kong, Bihua C Huang, Mai Lee Yang, Richard Jeannotte, C Titus Brown, Alan B Bennett, Bart C Weimer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239677