A 2-year field trial reveals no significant effects of GM high-methionine soybean on the rhizosphere bacterial communities

作者：Liang, Jingang; Jiao, Yue; Luan, Ying; Sun, Shi; Wu, Cunxiang; Wu, Haiying; Zhang, Mingrong; Zhang, Haifeng; Zheng, Xiaobo; Zhang, Zhengguang^*

来源：World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2018, 34(8): 113.

DOI：10.1007/s11274-018-2495-7

• GM soybean
• Methionine content
• Bacterial population
• 16S rRNA gene sequencing

Genetically modified (GM) crops have brought various economic benefits but may also have adversely affected soil microorganisms. To examine whether transgenic high-methionine soybean ZD91 alters the bacterial community structure in the rhizosphere, we performed a 2-year follow-up study using the transgenic high-methionine soybean cultivar ZD91 and wild type cultivar ZD. The community composition and the relative abundance of bacteria in rhizosphere soil were determined by sequencing of the 16S rRNA amplicon. Our results indicated that transgenic soybean ZD91 had no significantly effects on rhizosphere bacterial communities. Instead, the plant growth stage and year appeared to have a stronger effect on bacterial communities. Our findings therefore provided reliable scientific evidence for potential commercial cultivation of cultivar ZD91.

• 出版日期2018-8
• 单位中国农业科学院; 南京农业大学