How plant-associated microbiota are shaped by, and potentially contribute to, the unique
ecology and heterotrophic life history of parasitic plants is relatively unknown. Here, we …

How the unique heterotrophic life history of parasitic plants influences the root and
rhizosphere microbiota of symbiotic host plants is relatively unknown. In this study, we used …

Since the colonization of land by ancestral plant lineages 450 million years ago, plants and
their associated microbes have been interacting with each other, forming an assemblage of …

Mutualistic microbes present in plant-associate microbial communities provide a variety of
benefits for their host, including reciprocal exchange of nutrients and/or protection from biotic …

Plants in terrestrial systems have evolved in direct association with microbes functioning as
both agonists and antagonists of plant fitness and adaptability. As such, investigations that …

Microbe–host interactions can be categorised as pathogenic, parasitic or mutualistic, but in
practice few examples exactly fit these descriptions. New molecular methods are providing …

Plant microbiome research highlights the importance of indigenous microbial communities
for host phenotypes such as growth and health. It aims to discover the molecular basis by …

Plant-associated microorganisms have been shown to critically affect host physiology and
performance, suggesting that evolution and ecology of plants and animals can only be …

Plants host distinct microbial communities on and inside their tissues designated the plant
microbiota. Microbial community profiling enabled the description of the phylogenetic …

Across plants and animals, host-associated microbial communities play fundamental roles in
host nutrition, development, and immunity. The factors that shape host–microbiome …