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#Plant_soilFeedback in European grasslands is phylogenetically independent but affected by plant species origin.
#Co_evolution | #EnemyReleaseHypothesis | #GreenhouseExperiment | #MicrobialRespiration | #Plant_soilInteractions | #SoilMicroorganisms
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Julia Dieskau et al. explored the mechanisms driving plant–soil feedbacks and their broader implications for ecosystem functioning and species coexistence.
#Co_evolution | #EnemyReleaseHypothesis | #GreenhouseExperiment | #MicrobialRespiration | #Plant_soilInteractions | #SoilMicroorganisms
🔎 The role of plant species origin and phylogenetic distance in interspecific plant–soil feedbacks (PSFs)
Methods: greenhouse experiment
Results:
1️⃣ The soil treated with local plant inoculation had a stronger inhibitory effect on biomass.
2️⃣ Phylogenetic distance did not influence PSFs.
#Co_evolution | #EnemyReleaseHypothesis | #GreenhouseExperiment | #MicrobialRespiration | #Nativevs.Exotic | #Plant_soilInteractions | #SoilMicroorganisms
Study analyzes #potato-#pathogen '#arms_race' after Irish potato famine.
#Phytophthora #genomics #co_evolution
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-potato-pathogen-arms-irish-famine.html
In an examination of the genetic material found in historic potato leaves, North Carolina State University researchers reveal more about the tit-for-tat evolutionary changes occurring in both potato plants and the pathogen that caused the 1840s Irish potato famine.
Scientists discover new #phage #resistance mechanism in phage-#bacterial arms race.
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-scientists-phage-resistance-mechanism-bacterial.html
One of the most abundant and deadliest organisms on Earth is a virus called a bacteriophage (phage). These predators have lethal precision against their targets—not humans, but bacteria. Different phages have evolved to target different bacteria and play a critical role in microbial ecology. Recently, ADA Forsyth scientists exploring the complex interactions of microbes in the oral microbiome discovered a third player influencing the phage-bacterial arms race—ultrasmall bacterial parasites, called Saccharibacteria or TM7.
Study finds #viruses can help host #bacteria survive in man-made environments.
#symbiosis #viromes #co_evolution #biodiversity
https://phys.org/news/2023-07-viruses-host-bacteria-survive-man-made.html
Viruses in man-made environments cause public health concerns, but they are generally less studied than bacteria. A recent study led by environmental scientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) provided the first evidence of frequent interactions between viruses and bacteria in man-made environments. They found that viruses can potentially help host bacteria adapt and survive in nutrient-depleted man-made environments through a unique gene insertion.
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