Microbes are typically surrounded by different strains and species with whom they compete
for scarce nutrients and limited space. Given such challenging living conditions, microbes …

Potentially beneficial microorganisms have been inoculated into agricultural soils for years.
However, concurrent with sequencing advances and successful manipulation of host …

Here we discuss the advantages of the majority of this versatile and diverse group of
microorganisms for plant health and growth as demonstrated by their contribution to disease …

One of the relevant problems in today's agriculture is related to phytopathogenic
microorganisms that cause between 30–40% of crop losses. Synthetic chemical pesticides …

Streptomyces spp. constitute a major clade of the phylum Actinobacteria. These Gram-
positive, filamentous prokaryotes are ubiquitous in soils and marine sediments, and are …

Bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in vegetables may influence human gut
microbiome and ultimately human health. However, little is known about how vegetable …

Soil is one of Earth's largest carbon (C) sinks, and the diverse community of fungi it houses
may affect soil C storage through the biosynthesis of recalcitrant cell wall polymers like …

Antibiosis and resource competition are major drivers shaping the assembly, diversity and
functioning of microbial communities. While it is recognized that competition is sensitive to …

Dieback and canker of pistachio shoots and limbs is a commercially significant disease in
Iran. Paecilomyces formosus (Sakag., May., Inoue and Tada) Houbraken & Samson is …

When competing for space and resources, bacteria produce toxins known as bacteriocins to
gain an advantage over competitors. Recent studies in the laboratory have confirmed …