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TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE
Volume 24, Issue 6, Pages 530-541Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2019.02.010
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- National Key Research and Development Program of China-International collaborative project from Ministry of Science and Technology [2017YFE0107300]
- Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences [XDB15020402]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41571130063]
- K.C. Wong Education Foundation
- European Research Council Synergy grant [ERC-SyG-2013-610028 IMBALANCE-P]
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Microorganisms associated with plants may alter the traits of the human microbiome important for human health, but this alteration has largely been overlooked. The plant microbiome is an interface between plants and the environment, and provides many ecosystem functions such as improving nutrient uptake and protecting against biotic and abiotic stress. The plant microbiome also represents a major pathway by which humans are exposed to microbes and genes consumed with food, such as pathogenic bacteria, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and antibiotic-resistance genes. In this review we highlight the main findings on the composition and function of the plant microbiome, and underline the potential of plant microbiomes in the dissemination of antibiotic resistance via food consumption or direct contact.
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