Community level physiological profiling of microorganisms in the rhizosphere of transgenic plants – A review

Authors

  • Juraj Faragó Department of Biotechnology, University of SS. Cyril and Methodius, J. Herdu 2, Trnava, SK-917 01, Slovak Republic
  • Natália Faragová Plant Production Research Centre, Research Institute of Plant Production, Plant Biology Section, Bratislavská cesta 122, Piešťany, SK-921 68, Slovak Republic

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36547/nbc.1124

Keywords:

CLPP, soil microbial community, transgenic plants, carbon sources

Abstract

Since 1996, when the first genetically modified seeds were planted in field conditions, the commercial growing of genetically modified crops increased to over 134 millions of hectares in 2009 worldwide. Along with the great potential of transgenic plants for future agriculture, considerable concerns on their biosafety have been raised, including their potential impact on soil microbial communities. This review briefly summarizes the important features of soil microorganisms for plant health and ecosystem stability, the numerous methods available for microbial ecologists to study soil microbial diversity, with emphasis on the method of community level physiological profiling (CLPP) based on carbon substrate utilization patterning, and finally the use of CLPP for assessing the effects of transgenic crops on soil microbial communities.

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Published

2021-08-31

How to Cite

Faragó, J., & Faragová, N. (2021). Community level physiological profiling of microorganisms in the rhizosphere of transgenic plants – A review. Nova Biotechnologica Et Chimica, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.36547/nbc.1124

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2010)

Section

Reviews

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