Plant-associated microbes play an important role in host nutrient utilization, stress tolerance, plant health, and adaptation. Identifying the key mucilage compound and friendly microbe, as well as their protective association with diazotrophic microbiota, is of great value in understanding the microbial homeostasis of the mucilage-microbiota system.
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Source: Phys.org