A promising, sustainable way to enhance plant health and productivity is by leveraging
beneficial microbes. Beneficial microbes are natural soil residents with proven benefits for …

Communities of microorganisms (microbiota) are present in all habitats on Earth and are
relevant for agriculture, health, and climate. Deciphering the mechanisms that determine …

Contractile injection systems (CISs) are phage tail-related structures that are encoded in
many bacterial genomes. These devices encompass the cell-based type VI secretion …

Regardless of the outcome of symbiosis, whether it is pathogenic, mutualistic or commensal,
bacteria must first colonize their hosts. Intriguingly, closely related bacteria that colonize …

Strains belonging to the Pseudomonas protegens phylogenomic subgroup have long been
known for their beneficial association with plant roots, notably antagonising soilborne …

Background Plant-beneficial bacterial inoculants are of great interest in agriculture as they
have the potential to promote plant growth and health. However, the inoculation of the …

At its current rate, the rise of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) infections is predicted to paralyze
our industries and healthcare facilities while becoming the leading global cause of loss of …

Phage derived bacteriocins, also referred to as tailocins, are structures encoded by bacterial
genomes and deployed into the extracellular environment to target and kill sensitive cells …

In most Gram-negative bacteria, outer membrane (OM) lipopolysaccharide (LPS) molecules
carry long polysaccharide chains known as the O antigens or O polysaccharides (OPS). The …

A promising strategy to overcome limitations in biological control of insect pests is the
combined application of entomopathogenic pseudomonads (EPPs) and nematodes (EPNs) …