Contents Summary 1327 I. Introduction 1327 II. Individuality and the relevance of scales for
the investigation of bacteria 1328 III. Bacterial aggregation and community patterning at the …

Plants are in contact with diverse pathogens and microorganisms. Intense investigation over
the last 30 years has resulted in the identification of multiple immune receptors in model and …

Plant diseases caused by the pathogen Pseudomonas syringae are serious problems for
various plant species worldwide. Accurate detection and diagnosis of P. syringae infections …

Highlights•The plant immune system integrates heterogeneous environmental
inputs.•Resilience, tunability, and balance are important features of plant immunity.•Plant …

Plant diseases are an important threat to food production. While major pathogenicity
determinants required for disease have been extensively studied, less is known on how …

Plant-associated microbial communities play a central role in the plant response to biotic
and abiotic stimuli, improving plant fitness under challenging growing conditions. Many …

Pseudomonas syringae are Gram-negative, plant pathogenic bacteria that use a type III
secretion system (T3SS) to disarm host immune responses and promote bacterial growth …

Recent advances in genomics and single‐cell analysis have demonstrated the extraordinary
complexity reached by microbial populations within their hosts. Communities range from …

An evolution experiment with the bacterial plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum revealed
that several adaptive mutations conferring enhanced fitness in plants arose in the efpR gene …

Lon, a member of the AAA+ protease family, plays vital roles in Type III secretion systems
(T3SS), agglutination and colony shape in the model plant pathogen Pseudomonas …