Revealing the active microbiome connected with the rhizosphere soil of maize plants in Ventersdorp, South Africa

By

Babalola, Olubukola
Molefe, Rebaona
Amoo, Adenike

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-02-25

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

9

Pages

1--8

Subjects

Illumina sequencing , maize plants , Metagenomics , Rhizosphere

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e60245
eLocator: e60245

 

Abstract

We conducted shotgun metagenomics sequencing of the maize rhizosphere and bulk soils in Ventersdorp, South Africa. Information on the structural composition and functional capabilities of microbial communities in the maize rhizosphere are provided by the data. Characterising the functional potentials of rhizosphere microbiomes gives an opportunity to link the microbiome to plant growth and health and provides the possibility of discovering new plant-beneficial genes that could enhance agricultural sustainability.