Upregulated jasmonate signaling shifts Arabidopsis microbiota interactions and stress adaptations through a positive feedback loop

Abstract. The model plant Arabidopsis thaliana hosts diverse microbial communities collectively known as the microbiota. The plant microbiota is generally

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Metagenomic editing of commensal bacteria in vivo using CRISPR-associated transposases

Although metagenomic sequencing has revealed a rich microbial biodiversity in the mammalian gut, methods to genetically alter specific species in the microbiome are highly limited. Here, we introduce ...

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Evolution of One Species Increases Resistance to Invasion in a Simple Synthetic Community - Microbial Ecology

The species that make up a microbial community determine its potential function. A major goal of microbial ecology is to make assemblages of microbes — synthetic communities — with targeted applicatio...

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A bacterial signal coordinates plant-microbe fitness trade-off to enhance sulfur deficiency tolerance in plants

Mukherjee et al. report fitness trade-off between plants and the rhizosphere microbiome under sulfur deficiency, mediated by the tri-peptide signal glutathione. Competition among rhizosphere bacteria ...

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Nutrient-driven TOR signalling controls a chromatin-associated complex for orchestrating plant growth and stress tolerance - Nature Plants

A chromatin-associated complex, which is dynamically regulated by TOR kinase at the translational level, functions to suppress the transcription of stress-responsive genes marked by histone acetylation, thereby coordinating plant growth and stress tolerance.

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Potential and challenges for application of microbiomes in agriculture

Abstract. The plant microbiome can promote plant health and productivity through a multitude of mechanisms. Our understanding of plant–microbiome interacti

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Adaptive pangenomic remodeling in the Azolla cyanobiont amid a transient microbiome

Abstract. Plants fix nitrogen in concert with diverse microbial symbionts, often recruiting them from the surrounding environment each generation. Vertical

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A defined microbial community reproduces attributes of fine flavour chocolate fermentation - Nature Microbiology

An in-depth microbiological and metagenomic analysis of Colombian farm and fermentation facilities resulted in the design of a defined microbial community that can reproduce the flavour of fine chocol...

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Unlocking expanded flagellin perception through rational receptor engineering - Nature Plants

Receptor kinase FLS2 detects the flg22 epitope of bacterial flagellin. Here the authors identify key residues on FLS2’s concave surface that enable expanded perception of flg22 variants, allowing the ...

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Unlocking gene regulatory networks for crop resilience and sustainable agriculture - Nature Biotechnology

Gene regulatory networks are crucial for understanding complex gene regulation in plants and could advance crop improvement for more sustainable and climate-resilient agricultural practices.

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Coordinated action by individuals orchestrates infection through the division of labour

Nature Reviews Microbiology - In this Journal Club, Ka-Wai Ma discusses a paper that establishes that phenotypic heterogeneity and division of labour promote plant infection.

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Wenbo Ma

Wenbo MaThe Sainsbury Laboratory, United KingdomView Statement​​IS-MPMI has been a cornerstone of my journey as a scientist and leader, from attending my first Congress in 2005 (Mérida, Mexico), to se...

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Pseudomonas syringae subpopulations cooperate by coordinating flagellar and type III secretion spatiotemporal dynamics to facilitate plant infection - Nature Microbiology

Single-cell gene expression analysis reveals phenotypic heterogeneity to enable bacterial specialization over the course of plant colonization.

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A broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptide identified from Burkholderia bacterium | Plantae

Microbial pesticides are widely applied to improve crop production, but the active molecules are largely unexplored. In a recent study, Mohamed et al., identified an antimicrobial peptide (AMP) from…

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Misregulation of the jasmonate signaling pathway leads to altered plant microbiota interaction and plant stress responses

The model plant Arabidopsis thaliana hosts diverse microbial communities collectively known as the microbiota. The plant microbiota is generally taxonomically structured. Some of the members can promo...

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Crop root bacterial and viral genomes reveal unexplored species and microbiome patterns

Comprehensive bacterial and viral genome collections from crop roots uncover a large number of unexplored species and highlight conserved patterns within root microbiomes. Genomes and isolates are accessible at www.cropmicrobiome.com.

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Navigating nitrogen sustainability with microbiome-associated phenotypes | Plant-Microbe Symbiosis

Crop microbiomes promote plant health through various mechanisms, including nutrient provisioning. However, agriculture neglected the importance of these microbiome-associated phenotypes (MAPs) in con...

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Plant growth promotion through repression of defenses by leaf microbiota

Plant development can be drastically stimulated by beneficial microorganisms. However, the underlying mechanisms are not always understood. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Castrillo et al. inves...

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa assembles H1-T6SS in response to physical and chemical damage of the outer membrane

The assembly of the P. aeruginosa H1-T6SS is triggered by outer-membrane damage induced chemically or mechanically by an AFM tip.

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