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In this study, we investigated the effect of different soil moisture and sterilization treatments (three moisture levels and unsterilized or sterilized soil) on rhizosheath forming process of <jats:italic>Kengyilia hirsuta<\/jats:italic> (<jats:italic>K. hirsuta<\/jats:italic>), a sand-inhabiting and drought-resistant pioneer plant of the Tibetan Plateau desert. The results showed that in both unsterilized and sterilized soil, increasing soil moisture first increased and then decreased rhizosheath weight, with the highest value is 25%. During rhizosheath formation, developing rhizosheaths were selectively enriched in the bacterial genera <jats:italic>Massilia<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Arthrobacter<\/jats:italic>. These suggest the existence of a highly specialized signal recognition system during rhizosheath formation that involves the accumulation of bacteria. 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