Nacozari microbiomes and metagenomes

We studied both culturable and metagenomic diversity or rhizospheric bacteria of mine tailing colonizing plants of Nacozari de García, Sonora, Mexico, through amplification of the 16S rRNA gene and whole metagenome shotgun sequencing. The culturable bacteria were assembled in a synthetic community (SC). Subsequently, we performed an experimental evolution experiment in the SC, selecting for heavy metal resistance, microbial competition, and growing in plant-derived food sources. The metabolic potential of the resulting final synthetic community (FSC) might present promising features that would make it useful for plant-growth promotion in a phytostabilization strategy.