Ecosystem Fabrication (EcoFAB) Protocols for The Construction of Laboratory Ecosystems Designed to Study Plant-microbe InteractionsJian Gao 1,2, Joelle Sasse 1,2, Kyle M. Lewald 1,2, Kateryna Zhalnina 1,2, Lloyd T. Cornmesser 1,2, Todd A. Duncombe 3, Yasuo Yoshikuni 2, John P. Vogel 2, Mary K. Firestone 4, Trent R. Northen 1,2
1Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2Joint Genome Institute, Department of Energy, 3Joint BioEnergy Institute, 4Department of Environmental Science Policy and Management, University of California
This article describes detailed protocols for ecosystem fabrication of devices (EcoFABs) that enable the studies of plants and plant-microbe interactions in highly controlled laboratory conditions.