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Microbial diversity and function in the rhizosphere microbiome: Driving forces and monitoring approaches

Chinenyenwa Fortune Chukwuneme, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola

Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment · 2025

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Summary

Abstract As an ecological unit, the rhizosphere microbiome preserves an enormous and largely unexplored diversity of microbes that play essential roles in plant health and soil functions. Omics technologies encompassing high‐throughput approaches such as metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, and metaproteomics provide helpful tools to unravel the taxonomic composition, gene expression patterns, and functional activities of microbial communities. These technologies have revolutionized microbial ecology by enabling direct access to genomic and functional insights into plant microbiomes without needing cultivation. Furthermore, human activities significantly affect microbial composition and function in the rhizosphere, altering essential biochemical processes. This review describes the roles of

Subject
Gut microbiome & human health
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
System type
Other
DOI
10.1002/agg2.70169
Catalogue ID
SNmp4zkyqe-hv0r9s
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