Fig. 6

Transcription and metabolic profiles of S. nigrum roots inoculated with SynCom3 or single NCT- 2 strain. a Histogram for KEGG pathway annotation of the differentially expressed genes (DEGs). b Bubble diagram for KEGG enrichment analysis in transcriptomics. The size of bubbles is directly proportional to the number of DEGs enriched in the KEGG pathway. c Bubble diagram for KEGG topology analysis in metabolomics. The size of bubbles is directly proportional to the importance of the KEGG pathway. The relationships between the DEMs in pathways phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and tryptophan metabolism and the colonization abundance of strain NCT- 2 (d), Sn319 (e), and Sn486 (f) in rhizosphere soil (n = 12). The fitted lines are regression lines from OLS regression, and the shaded areas indicate 95% confidence interval of the fit. The statistical test used is F-test. In b and c, Fisher’s exact test was used, a P-value less than 0.05 after BH adjustment was considered indicative of significant enrichment of a KEGG pathway