To support an ever-increasing population, modern agriculture faces numerous challenges
that pose major threats to global food and energy security. Plant-associated microbes, with …

The rhizosphere microbiome is composed of diverse microbial organisms, including
archaea, viruses, fungi, bacteria as well as eukaryotic microorganisms, which occupy a …

Microbial communities inhabit our entire planet and have a crucial role in biogeochemical
processes, agriculture, biotechnology, and human health. Here, we argue that 'in situ …

Bacteriophages (or phages), the most abundant viral entity of the planet, are omni-present in
all the ecosystems. On the basis of their unique characteristics and anti-bacterial property …

Biological plant protection presents a promising and exciting alternative to chemical
methods for safeguarding plants against the increasing threats posed by plant diseases …

The rapid increase in multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens has put notable pressure on
Health Authorities, who foresee an uncertain future for global human health. In June 2017 …

Biofilms are communities of aggregated bacterial cells embedded in a self-produced
extracellular polymeric matrix. Biofilms are recalcitrant to antibiotic treatment and immune …

The inoculation of maize with the plant-growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) Azospirillum
brasilense Ab-V5 and Ab-V6 strains has impressively increased in Brazil in the last decade …

Growing antibiotic resistance and the broken antibiotic market have renewed interest in the
use of phages, a century-old therapy that fell into oblivion in the West after two decades of …

Extended overuse and misuse of antibiotics and other antibacterial agents has resulted in
an antimicrobial resistance crisis. Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, have …