Journal Article

Wavyleaf basketgrass ( Oplismenus undulatifolius ) invasion is associated with changes in soil microbial communities

Beauchamp, Vanessa, Fulcher, Michael R., Wu, Carrie A., Tritz, Anthony

2026

Overview

Understanding whether and how microbial communities are altered by plant invasion provides important information about the impact of introduced species on natural resources, nutrient cycling, and biodiversity that influence subsequent land management and ecosystem restoration decisions. We document biotic homogenization of resident soil microbes across geographically disparate locations following a relatively recent plant invasion. We further provide evidence suggesting microbial community changes are linked to the enrichment of specific taxa from the invasive plant's rhizosphere and possible buffering of these communities against other environmental selective pressures.

• Publisher: American Society for Microbiology,American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
• Subject: Agricultural and Soil Health Applications / Agricultural Microbiology / Anthropogenic Impacts / Bacteria - classification / Bacteria - genetics / Biodiversity / Environmental Microbiology / Environmental Microbiomes / Forests / Fungi - classification / Fungi - genetics / Host-Associated Microbiota / Introduced Species / invasive species / Land Use Change and Microbial Diversity / Microbial Diversity / Microbial Ecology and Evolution / Microbial Physiology and Genetics / microbiome / Microbiome Applications / Microbiome Research / Microbiota / Native Vs. Introduced Microbiota / non-native / Plant-Associated Microbiota / plant-microbe interactions / Poaceae - microbiology / Research Article / Rhizosphere / Rhizosphere Microbiology / Rhizosphere Microbiome / soil / Soil - chemistry / Soil Microbial Communities / Soil Microbial Diversity / Soil Microbial Interactions / Soil Microbiology / Soil Microbiomes