Insights into the regulatory mechanisms of soybean growth, metabolite regulation, and associated bacterial communities mediated by a cross-kingdom SynCom

we investigated the impacts of an aluminum-resistant Rhizobium (Rh) isolated from acidic soil on soybean growth and soil enzyme activities in acidic soil regimes and compared it to a non-native strain, Ensifer fredii (Ef). The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus intraradices (Ri) was then used to construct a consortia (CrossK SynCom) to better mimic the natural rhizosphere of soybeans