The interaction of plants with complex microbial communities is the result of co‐evolution
over millions of years and contributed to plant transition and adaptation to land. The ability of …

Over the last decade we have come to appreciate that there are close relationships between
all “higher” organisms and communities of microbes. The human microbiome and its role in …

Healthy plants host diverse but taxonomically structured communities of microorganisms, the
plant microbiota, that colonize every accessible plant tissue. Plant-associated microbiomes …

Plants host distinct bacterial communities on and inside various plant organs, of which those
associated with roots and the leaf surface are best characterized. The phylogenetic …

The diversity of plant-associated microbes is enormous and complex. These microbiomes
are structured and form complex interconnected microbial networks that are important in …

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

Plants live in association with diverse microorganisms, collectively called the microbiome.
These microbes live either inside (endosphere) or outside (episphere) of plant tissues …

Highlights•The plant microbiota is associated with all plant organs, influencing many
functions.•The composition of the plant microbiota depends on abiotic and biotic …

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 …

Highlights•Plant interplay with a diverse and active microbiome.•The interaction among
plants and microbes was mandatory along plant evolution.•Agriculture interferes on it …