Symbiotic and commensal root microbes are key determinants of plant responses to rising CO2
Marina Soneghett Cotta, Paul Kajdewicz, Lysandros Anastasopoulos, Carlos Duran-Ballesteros, Jianbei Huang, Karl Kübler, Martin Göbel, Susan Trumbore, Paul Schulze-Lefert, Ruben Garrido-Oter
The paper shows that root-associated microbial communities, including symbiotic and commensal microbes, significantly influence plant responses to elevated CO2 by altering carbon allocation and growth.
bioRxiv · Nov 9, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology