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Predicted Functional Shifts Due to Type of Soil Microbiome and Watering of Two Wild Plants in Western Region of Saudi Arabia

Lina Baz¹, Aala A. Abulfaraj², Manal A. Tashkandi³, Hanadi M. Baeissa³, Mohammed Y. Refai³, Aminah A. Barqawi⁴, Ashwag Shami⁵, Haneen W. Abuauf⁶, Ruba A. Ashy⁷, Rewaa S. Jalal^7,*

1 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
2 Biological Sciences Department, College of Science & Arts, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, 21911, Saudi Arabia
3 Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
4 Department of Chemistry Al-Leith University College, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
5 Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia
6 Department of Biology, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
7 Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

* Corresponding Author: Rewaa S. Jalal. Email: