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January 1, 2013BioMed Research InternationalOpen Access

Microbial Inoculants and Their Impact on Soil Microbial Communities: A Review

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DTDarine TrabelsiCenter of Biotechnogy of Borj CédriaRMRidha MhamdiCarthage College

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Review reveals temporary structural shifts in native soil microbial communities following inoculation, highlighting uncertainties regarding long-term impacts on soil functional capabilities.

Key Points

  • To evaluate the field survival of inoculated bacterial and fungal strains and assess their ecological consequences on indigenous soil microbial community composition and functional potential.
  • Synthesized published literature evaluating the field introduction of natural and genetically modified microbial inoculants via direct soil application or seed bacterization.
  • Assessed reported mechanisms of community disruption, including direct biotic interactions, root exudation alterations, and multi-strain inoculant mixtures.
  • Application of microbial inoculants consistently drives at least transient alterations in the taxonomic composition of resident soil microbial communities.
  • Community structural shifts arise through direct competitive or antagonistic mechanisms and indirect pathways governed by root growth and exudation, with multi-strain inoculants exhibiting competitive rather than synergistic outcomes.
  • Evidence directly linking taxonomic shifts to changes in the broader functional capabilities or buffering capacity of plant-soil-biota systems across subsequent crop cycles remains sparse.

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Trabelsi et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ff77a7ef8139f8ff775f43https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/863240
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