Ensuring food security in an environmentally sustainable way is a global challenge. To
achieve this agriculture productivity requires increasing by 70% under increasingly harsh …

Fruit‐based diets are recognized for their benefits to human health. The safety of fruit is a
global concern for scientists. Fruit microbiome represents the whole microorganisms that are …

While the environment is considered the primary origin of the plant microbiome, the potential
role of seeds as a source of transmitting microorganisms has not received much attention …

We present the first worldwide study on the apple (Malus× domestica) fruit microbiome that
examines questions regarding the composition and the assembly of microbial communities …

The microbiota colonizing the rhizosphere and the endorhizosphere contribute to plant
growth, productivity, carbon sequestration, and phytoremediation. Several studies …

Apples are among the most consumed fruits world-wide. They represent a source of direct
human exposure to bacterial communities, which is less studied. We analyzed the apple …

Plants evolved in association with a diverse community of microorganisms. The effect of
plant phylogeny and domestication on host–microbiome co‐evolutionary dynamics are …

Microorganisms are an integral part of the composition of fruits and vegetables and are
found as epiphytes on the surface or as endophytes within tissues. The realization that fruit …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are essential for many fruit, vegetable and grain food and
beverage fermentations. However, the numbers, diversity and plant‐specific adaptions of …

Plant-associated microbial communities form complex co-associations that play a role in
promoting plant productivity and health, although the underlying mechanisms have not been …