SynCom17 Switchgrass Rhizosphere Model Community

The SynCom17 Switchgrass Rhizosphere Model Community is a model synthetic community (SynCom) of 17 soil microorganisms commonly found in the rhizosphere of diverse plant species, isolated from soil surrounding a single switchgrass plant. Published as DSM 200000SY in Novak et al. (2025).
This SynCom has been developed and optimized for in vitro experiments. For more information please refer to Coker et al. (2022)

DSM Set SynCom17 Switchgrass Rhizosphere Model Community

speciesstrain designationDSM No.
Rhizobium sp.OAE497113517
Rhodococcus sp.OAS809113518
Lysobacter sp.OAE881113522
Arthrobacter sp.OAP107113524
Brevibacillus sp.OAP136113525
Paenibacillus sp.OAE614113526
Gottfriedia sp.OAE603113527
Mycobacterium sp.OAE908113539
Mucilaginibacter sp.OAE612113562
Chitinophaga sp.OAE865113563
Niastella sp.OAS944113593
Methylobacterium sp.OAE515113602
Variovorax sp.OAS795113622
Paraburkholderia sp.OAS925113627
Bosea sp.OAE506113628
Bradyrhizobium sp.OAE829113701
Marmoricola sp.OAE513114042