Soil microbes prefer organic acids over sugars in simulated root exudation
Julia Wiesenbauer, Stefan Gorka, Kian Jenab, Raphael Schuster, Naresh Kumar, Cornelia Rottensteiner, Alexander König, Stephan M. Kraemer, Erich Inselsbacher, Christina Kaiser
In intact meadow and forest soil cores, 13C-labelled acetate and succinate released by reverse microdialysis left the exudation spot faster and were respired more than glucose and fructose.
Soil Biology and Biochemistry · Feb 5, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology✦ In-depth digest