Different Functional and Taxonomic Composition of the Microbiome in the Rhizosphere of Two Purslane Genotypes

Soil microbial communities have an important role in plant establishment and health. Particularly, the of soil microbiome agriculture is current interest. The study associated with purslane could open questions about rational exploitation microbiota for sustainable agricultural purposes. In this study, composition fungal bacterial metabolic functions, rhizospheres two genotypes (one commercially available one collected from wild Spain) were evaluated. results showed a clear effect genotype on community functional profiles. commercial rhizosphere was characterized by more numerous pathways, mainly pathways related to Terpenoids Polyketides, Carbohydrate, Lipid, Amino Acid metabolism. By contrast, Spanish (wild) enrichment functions cellular processes such as cell motility transport. We hypothesize that these differences be due differential effects root exudate composition. This finding points out need consider characteristics when selecting beneficial microorganisms used biofertilizers aiming maximize growth resistance environmental stressors.