 Defining the core Arabidopsis thaliana root microbiome by Derek S. Lundberg and others

Nature488,86–90(2012), DOI10.1038/nature11237. Verified full primary byline Derek S. Lundberg. Abstract: bacterial16S gene sequencing of more than600plants, soil/compartment effects. Methods, General strategy: rhizosphere washed into buffer/detergent; internal-root fraction after sonication; parallel unplanted-soil controls. The article's sequence-percentage counterexample is invented and not a reported measurement.