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      Composition and Potential Functions of Rhizobacterial Communities in a Pioneer Plant from Andean Altiplano (2022) 

      Zhang, Qian; Araya, Macarena A.; Astorga-Eló, Marcia; Velásquez, Gabriela; Rilling, Joaquín Ignacio; Campos, Marco A.; Sadowsky, Michael Jay; Jorquera, Milko A.; Acuña, Jacquelinne J. (MDPI, 2022-01)
      Plant microbiota that associate with pioneer plants are essential to their growth and adaptation to harsh conditions found in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes. In this sense, the rhizosphere of pioneer species ...
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      Compost fungi allow for effective dispersal of putative PGP bacteria (2021) 

      González-González, Susett; Astorga-Eló, Marcia; Campos, Marco A.; Wick, Lukas Y.; Acuña, Jacquelinne J.; Jorquera, Milko A. (MDPI AG, 2021-08)
      Use of compost is a common agricultural practice. It improves soil fertility by adding nutrients and plant growth promoting (PGP) microorganisms. The role of bacterial-fungal interactions for compost-driven fertilization, ...