The effect of plant domestication on host control of the microbiota.
Commun Biol
; 4(1): 936, 2021 08 05.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34354230
ABSTRACT
Macroorganisms are colonized by microbial communities that exert important biological and ecological functions, the composition of which is subject to host control and has therefore been described as "an ecosystem on a leash". However, domesticated organisms such as crop plants are subject to both artificial selection and natural selection exerted by the agricultural ecosystem. Here, we propose a framework for understanding how host control of the microbiota is influenced by domestication, in which a double leash acts from domesticator to host and host to microbes. We discuss how this framework applies to a plant compartment that has demonstrated remarkable phenotypic changes during domestication the seed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Crops, Agricultural
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Microbiota
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Domestication
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Host Microbial Interactions
Language:
En
Journal:
Commun Biol
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom