Bacteriome diversity in leaf and root of the resurrection species Selaginella convoluta and S. sellowii in the Brazilian Cerrado
Mayara S. Zanella·Aline P. Lorenz·Gecele M. Paggi·Nalvo F. Almeida·Denise B. da Silva·Daniel G. Franco·Jeferson V. Ramos
Abstract Plants have developed adaptive strategies to combat dehydration, including forming associations with microbes, which help plants cope with drought by altering hormone levels, enhancing antioxidants, or improving water uptake. Selaginella species, the resurrection plants, can endure desiccation and revive with rehydration. Here, we investigated the bacteriome of leaves and roots of S. convoluta and S. sellowii inhabiting rocky outcrops. We analyzed 16 S rRNA bacterial sequences from 38 l