Rainfall legacy effects on the rhizosphere bacterial diversity of Brachypodium ecotypes across an aridity gradient
Sheetal Sheetal, Peter Reuven, Sofía M. Arellano, Maor Matzrafi, Shilo Rosenwasser, Daniella Gat, Elisa Korenblum
The paper examines rhizosphere bacterial diversity in Brachypodium ecotypes across aridity gradients and finds higher diversity in mid-precipitation sites with weaker plant-driven microbiome selection.
bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2026 · PreprintEcology