Bacterial community diversity in the rhizosphere of nickel hyperaccumulator plant species from Borneo Island (Malaysia)

• Main Authors: Séverine Lopez, Antony Van der Ent, Sukaibin Sumail, John B. Sugau, Matsain Mohd Buang, Zarina Amin, Guillaume Echevarria, Jean-Louis Morel, Emile Benizri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: QK Botany; QL Zoology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25672/1/Bacterial%20community%20diversity%20in%20the%20rhizosphere%20of%20nickel%20hyperaccumulator%20plant%20species%20from%20Borneo%20Island%20%28Malaysia%29.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25672/; https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14970
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

The Island of Borneo is a major biodiversity hotspot, and in the Malaysian state of Sabah, ultramafic soils are extensive and home to more than 31 endemic nickel hyperaccumulator plants. The aim of this study was to characterize the structure and the diversity of the rhizosphere bacterial communitie...