<table><tr><th>From: </th><th></th></tr><tr><td>Sent:</td><td>Monday, June 19, 2017 10:35 PM</td></tr><tr><td>To:</td><td>Jeffrey Epstein</td></tr><tr><td>Subject:</td><td>is rhizosphere the (gut) microbiome for plants</td></tr></table>

The =/span>rhizosphere is the narrow reg=on of soil <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil> that is directly influenced by root=span style="font-family:sans-seritfont-size:Apx"> secretions and =ssociated soil microorganisms <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microo=ganism> .121 The rhizosphere conta=ns many Bacteria <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteria> and microorganisms that feed on sloughed-of= plant cells, termed rhizodeposition,[3J <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizosphe=e#cite_note-3> and the proteins and sugars released by roots. This symbiosis le=ds to more complex interactions, influencing plant growth and competition =or resources. Much of the nutrient c=cling chttps://en.wikipedia.org/=iki/Nutrient_cycle> and d=sease suppression needed by plants occurs immediately adjacent to roots du= to root exudants and communities of microorganisms.[4J The rhizosphere also=provides space to produce allelochemicals<=a> to control n=ighbors and relatives. plant-soil chttps://en.wikipedia.org/=iki/Allelopathy> feedback loop and other phy=cial factors (5] are <https://en.wikipedia=org/wiki/Rhizosphere#cite_note-:5-5> important selective pressures for the communities and gro=th The in the rhizosphere.

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