Effects of bacillin 20 on microbial community structure and cross-domain networks in the soybean root-rhizosphere interface

Bulbul Ahmed, Mahtab Nazari, Rachid Elfermi, Ahmad H Kabir, Mohamed Hijri, Donald L Smith · 2026

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Bulbul Ahmed and five colleagues published a 2026 study on a farm aid called bacillin 20 and the microbes around soybean roots. Bacillin 20 comes from Bacillus bacteria and is sold as a biostimulant. Aids like it promise healthier crops with less chemical use, but their effects on soil life need proof.

The team sampled microbes in the roots and in the soil hugging the roots. They used gene-based profiling and network maps that cross the lines between microbe groups. Where a microbe lived mattered most: loose soil held richer mixes, while roots filtered who could stay. The authors track how the aid shifts these communities. Such maps guide safer use of microbe-based farm aids.

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CREATORBulbul Ahmed, Mahtab Nazari, Rachid Elfermi, Ahmad H Kabir, Mohamed Hijri, Donald L Smith
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE46 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13366860

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