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Fig. 4

From: Rhizosheath–root system changes exopolysaccharide content but stabilizes bacterial community across contrasting seasons in a desert environment

Fig. 4

Distribution of bacterial KTUs in bulk sand and rhizosheath–root system compartments across two contrasting seasons. a–c Percentage of bacterial KTUs present in a both seasons (core), and in b summer or c winter only (summer-specific and winter-specific, respectively) in each compartment (RT, root tissue; RS, rhizosheath; RH, rhizosphere; BS, bulk sand). Percentage of frequency (number of samples that contain that KTU, min = 1, max = 7) is reported for each KTUs category (core, and summer and winter specific). d–f Percentage of KTUs showing d similar relative abundance across seasons (generalist) and that have a differential abundance in (e) summer or (f) winter (season specific; twofold change average relative abundance and p-value < 0.01) are reported for the four compartments; details regarding the frequency of these KTUs are reported only for bulk sand—the only compartment showing an elevated percentage of KTUs with differential abundance across seasons

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Environmental Microbiome

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