Rhizobium moroccans sp. nov., a Plant-Associated Bacterium from the Desert Medicinal Plant Peganum harmala, Reveals Genomic Adaptation to Arid Environments
, demonstrate its capacity to associate with non-legume medicinal plants in extreme environments, and highlight desert ecosystems as reservoirs of previously unrecognized microbial diversity with potential applications in sustainable agriculture in arid regions.
Authors
- Salma Mouhib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4945-7020)
- Mohamed Hijri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6112-8372)
- Juan Carlos Fernández‐Cadena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0398-8371)
- Khadija Ait Si Mhand
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Espace pour la vie (CA)
- Universidad Espíritu Santo (EC)
- Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique (MA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microorganisms
- Published
- 2026-04-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms14040866
- Primary Topic
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique