Variation in soybean rhizosphere oomycete communities from Michigan fields with contrasting disease pressures

Many oomycete species can contribute to significant losses in soybean plant density, root mass, and yield, but are often underrepresented in high-throughput sequencing studies. In this study, soybean oomycete rhizosphere communities were characterized over two years from locations with and without historical disease pressure to examine the effect of location, soybean genotype, and seed treatment on oomycete communities.