@article{fdi:010079777, title = {{T}owards unraveling macroecological patterns in rhizosphere microbiomes}, author = {{B}runel, {C}aroline and {P}outeau, {R}obin and {D}awson, {W}. and {P}ester, {M}. and {R}amirez, {K}. {S}. and van {K}leunen, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}t is generally accepted that plants locally influence the composition and activity of their rhizosphere microbiome, and that rhizosphere community assembly further involves a hierarchy of constraints with varying strengths across spatial and temporal scales. {H}owever, our knowledge of rhizosphere microbiomes is largely based on single-location and time-point studies. {C}onsequently, it remains difficult to predict patterns at large landscape scales, and we lack a clear understanding of how the rhizosphere microbiome forms and is maintained by drivers beyond the influence of the plant. {B}y synthesizing recent literature and collating data on rhizosphere microbiomes, we point out the opportunities and challenges offered by advances in molecular biology, bioinformatics, and data availability. {S}pecifically, we highlight the use of exact sequence variants, coupled with existing and newly generated data to decipher the rules of rhizosphere community assembly across large spatial and taxonomic scales.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{T}rends in {P}lant {S}cience}, volume = {25}, numero = {10}, pages = {1017--1029}, ISSN = {1360-1385}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1016/j.tplants.2020.04.015}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079777}, }