Since the colonization of land by ancestral plant lineages 450 million years ago, plants and
their associated microbes have been interacting with each other, forming an assemblage of …

Rhizobia are some of the best-studied plant microbiota. These oligotrophic
Alphaproteobacteria or Betaproteobacteria form symbioses with their legume hosts …

Stimulating the development of soil suppressiveness against certain pathogens represents a
sustainable solution toward reducing pesticide use in agriculture. However, understanding …

In the ecosystem, microbiome widely exists in soil, animals, and plants. With the rapid
development of computational biology, sequencing technology and omics analysis, the …

A growing body of research is highlighting the impacts root-associated microbial
communities can have on plant health and development. These impacts can include …

Disease suppressive soils offer effective protection to plants against infection by soil-borne
pathogens, including fungi, oomycetes, bacteria, and nematodes. The specific disease …

Background Microbial communities (microbiota) influence human and animal disease and
immunity, geochemical nutrient cycling and plant productivity. Specific groups, including …

Background Revealing the relationship between plants and fungi is very important in
understanding biodiversity maintenance, community stability, and ecosystem functioning …

Highlights•New molecular methods have revealed microbiomes to be key components of
plant health.•Plant microbiomes are mainly recruited from soil, but also from seeds and …

Background Microbes benefit plants by increasing nutrient availability, producing plant
growth hormones, and protecting against pathogens. However, it is largely unknown how …