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. 2021 Jul 22;187(4):2279–2295. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiab337

Figure 2.

Figure 2

OsALMT4 activity alters the bacterial microbiome on rice roots. Rice lines OX-null and OX-OsALMT4 were grown in a Yellow Chromosol for 8 d (Experiment II). A, DCA plot showing relationships of the bacterial community structures between the root apices, root bases, and bulk soil samples (n = 5). Statistical tests with mvabund showed that communities colonizing the root apices and bases were significantly different from each other, and both were significantly different from the bulk soil (P < 0.005). Moreover, analysis with mvabund showed the communities at the root apices of OX-OsALMT4 were significantly different from OX-null plants (P = 0.02), and communities at the root bases of OX-OsALMT4 were also significantly different from OX-null plants (P = 0.006). B, A heatmap depicting the relative abundance of bacterial classes in each sample group. Minor bacterial classes (<0.5% in the abundance in any single sample) were compiled into “Others.” Data are means (n = 5) and the color scale represents the square root of relative abundance.