rhizosphere metagenome Raw sequence reads. rhizosphere metagenome

Asian cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.), domesticated from common wild rice (Oryza rufipogon Griff.), is one of the most-consumed staple foods in the world. The rhizospheric microbiome plays vital roles in the growth and production of rice. However, the response of rhizospheric microbial community structures to agricultural management and natural environmental shifts and the differences between cultivated rice and its wild relative are largely unknown. To understand these questions, in this study, the rhizospheric microbiomes of rice from paddy fields (cultivated rice) and from natural ecosystems (wild rice) were compared on a regional scale using high-throughput sequencing.