Long-Term Grazing Drives Compositional Shifts in Root-Associated Microbial Communities of Desert Steppe Plants
Aimin Zhu, Fan Jiang, Shuai Luo, Zhichun Yan, Xu Cheng, Guodong Han, Ton Bisseling
This study shows long-term grazing alters root-associated microbial communities in desert steppe plants, with moderate grazing causing the strongest changes and identifying Bacillota and Pseudomonas as potential bioindicators.
bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology