Application of Natural Blends of Phytochemicals Derived from the Root Exudates of Arabidopsis to the Soil Reveal That Phenolic-related Compounds Predominantly Modulate the Soil Microbiome*

作者：D. Badri, J. Chaparro, Ruifu Zhang, Q. Shen, J. Vivanco · 发表于：Journal of Biological Chemistry · 年份：2013 · DOI：10.1074/jbc.M112.433300 · 被引用次数：516 · 研究领域：Chemistry、Medicine

Background: Roots can alter the rhizosphere microbial composition presumably by the secretion of root exudates. Results: Natural blends of phytochemicals present in the root exudates can modulate the soil microbiome in the absence of the plant. Conclusion: Different groups of compounds impact soil microbe composition at various levels. Significance: Identifying natural mixes of compounds that could positively influence plant-microbiome interactions can increase crop yield and sustainability. The roots of plants have the ability to influence its surrounding microbiology, the so-called rhizosphere microbiome, through the creation of specific chemical niches in the soil mediated by the release of phytochemicals. Here we report how these phytochemicals could modulate the microbial composition of a soil in the absence of the plant. For this purpose, root exudates of Arabidopsis were collected and fractionated to obtain natural blends of phytochemicals at various relative concentrations that were characterized by GC-MS and applied repeatedly to a soil. Soil bacterial changes were monitored by amplifying and pyrosequencing the 16 S ribosomal small subunit region. Our analyses reveal that one phytochemical can culture different operational taxonomic units (OTUs), mixtures of phytochemicals synergistically culture groups of OTUs, and the same phytochemical can act as a stimulator or deterrent to different groups of OTUs. Furthermore, phenolic-related compounds showed positive correlat...