Bacterial/archaeal community diversity in different levels of compost amended, metalliferous mine tailings

The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of the microbial community on the root gene expression of Atriplex lentiformis (quailbush) grown in different levels of compost-amended mine tailings. Specific objectives were to: 1) compare microbial diversity and composition in rhizosphere-influenced and bulk substrates across different treatments, 2) characterize differentially expressed quailbush genes in root tissues across plants from different treatments, and 3) integrate root gene expression and microbiome data to identify plant gene- microbe associations.