Botany One on Nostr: The study identified two distinct bacterial communities on A. thaliana: one prevalent ...

The study identified two distinct bacterial communities on A. thaliana: one prevalent in Northern Europe, the other in Southern Europe. Drought severity emerged as the strongest predictor of which bacterial community a plant harboured. Both plant genetics and drought directly influenced bacterial composition, with 10% of core bacteria affected by drought and 20% by host genetic factors associated with drought tolerance.