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The seed microbiomes of staple food crops

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A general non-self response as part of plant immunity

Benjamin A. Maier et al.

Summary: Plants interact with microorganisms through a non-self response, involving a core set of genes and tryptophan-derived secondary metabolism. This defense adaptation strategy is consistently induced by diverse bacterial strains and contributes to host protection. Analysis of both transcriptome and metabolome output to multiple bacteria identifies a common non-self response to microorganisms in plants.

NATURE PLANTS (2021)

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Emerging strategies for precision microbiome management in diverse agroecosystems

Elizabeth French et al.

Summary: Efforts to characterize soil, plant, and insect-associated microbial communities have revealed the complexity of crop-associated microbiomes. Plant-associated microorganisms have potential in improving agricultural sustainability, but research faces challenges in harnessing the beneficial properties of agricultural microbiomes for crop performance. Enhancing microbiome manipulation is a key strategy in achieving precision microbiome management for diverse agricultural systems.

NATURE PLANTS (2021)

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Article Plant Sciences

Bacterial seed endophyte shapes disease resistance in rice

Haruna Matsumoto et al.

Summary: The study revealed that the endophyte bacterium Sphingomonas melonis can provide disease resistance to rice by producing anthranilic acid, inhibiting the virulence factor synthesis of the seed-borne pathogen Burkholderia plantarii. This finding offers new insights to combat globally widespread bacterial diseases threatening modern crop cultivation.

NATURE PLANTS (2021)

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Fusarium Head Blight Modifies Fungal Endophytic Communities During Infection of Wheat Spikes

Edward C. Rojas et al.

MICROBIAL ECOLOGY (2020)

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Culture-independent analysis of an endophytic core microbiome in two species of wheat: Triticum aestivum L. (cv. 'Hondia') and the first report of microbiota in Triticum spelta L. (cv. 'Rokosz')

Agnieszka Kuzniar et al.

SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY (2020)

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Endophytic Microbes from Diverse Wheat Genotypes and Their Potential Biotechnological Applications in Plant Growth Promotion and Nutrient Uptake

Kusam Lata Rana et al.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India. Section B (2020)

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An endophytic strain of the genus Bacillus isolated from the seeds of maize (Zea mays L.) has antagonistic activity against maize pathogenic strains

Fuzhen Yang et al.

MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS (2020)

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Microbiota in the Rhizosphere and Seed of Rice From China, With Reference to Their Transmission and Biogeography

Xin Zhou et al.

FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY (2020)

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Microbial dynamics in durum wheat kernels during aging

Raimondo Gaglio et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY (2020)

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Review Microbiology

Plant-microbiome interactions: from community assembly to plant health

Pankaj Trivedi et al.

NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY (2020)

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An endophytic strain JK of genus bacillus isolated from the seeds of super hybrid rice (Oryza sativa L., Shenliangyou 5814) has antagonistic activity against rice blast pathogen

Ruixue Jing et al.

MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS (2020)

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Endophytic bacteria naturally inhabiting commercial maize seeds occupy different niches and are efficient plant growth-promoting agents

Claudia Silva Gomes Bomfim et al.

SYMBIOSIS (2020)

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Seed-Derived Microbial Colonization of Wild Emmer and Domesticated Bread Wheat (Triticum dicoccoides and T. aestivum) Seedlings Shows Pronounced Differences in Overall Diversity and Composition

Ezgi Ozkurt et al.

MBIO (2020)

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Whole-Genome Sequencing of Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens 113-2 and Comparative Genomic Analysis Provide Molecular Insights Into Species Specificity and Host Specificity

Rong Li et al.

FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY (2020)

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Overhauling the assessment of agrochemical-driven interferences with microbial communities for improved global ecosystem integrity

Mengcen Wang et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ECOTECHNOLOGY (2020)

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Conventional seed coating reduces prevalence of proteobacterial endophytes in Nicotiana tabacum

Xiaoyulong Chen et al.

INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS (2020)

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Microbiome manipulation by a soil-borne fungal plant pathogen using effector proteins

Nick C. Snelders et al.

NATURE PLANTS (2020)

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Novel approaches for chemical and microbiological shelf life extension of cereal crops

Marcus Schmidt et al.

CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION (2019)

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Insights into Endophytic Bacterial Community Structures of Seeds Among Various Oryza sativa L. Rice Genotypes

Jun Zhang et al.

JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION (2019)

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Seed size regulates plant dispersal distances in flowing water

Monique de Jager et al.

JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY (2019)

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Mycotoxins and Related Fungi in Italian Paddy Rice During the Growing Season and Storage

Terenzio Bertuzzi et al.

TOXINS (2019)

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Shifts in the Composition of the Microbiota of Stored Wheat Grains in Response to Fumigation

Manoj Kumar Solanki et al.

FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY (2019)

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Interactions and Coadaptation in Plant Metaorganisms

M. Amine Hassani et al.

Annual Review of Phytopathology (2019)

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Seeds of native alpine plants host unique microbial communities embedded in cross-kingdom networks

Birgit Wassermann et al.

MICROBIOME (2019)

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Beyond pathogens: microbiota interactions with the plant immune system

Paulo Jose P. L. Teixeira et al.

CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY (2019)

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Rhizosphere-enriched microbes as a pool to design synthetic communities for reproducible beneficial outputs

Maria-Dimitra Tsolakidou et al.

FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY (2019)

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Root-associated microbiomes of wheat under the combined effect of plant development and nitrogen fertilization

Shuaimin Chen et al.

MICROBIOME (2019)

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Host-mediated microbiome engineering (HMME) of drought tolerance in the wheat rhizosphere

Michael D. Jochum et al.

PLOS ONE (2019)

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Microflora of Mycotoxigenic Fungi in Rice Grains in Kyushu Region of Japan and Their Changes during Storage under non-Controlled Conditions

Naoki Kobayashi et al.

BIOCONTROL SCIENCE (2019)

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Fungal endophytes: A potent biocontrol agent and a bioactive metabolites reservoir

Gayathri Segaran et al.

BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY (2019)

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The influence of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in plant tolerance to abiotic stress: a survival strategy

Matthew Chekwube Enebe et al.

APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY (2018)

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The influence of host genotype and salt stress on the seed endophytic community of salt-sensitive and salt-tolerant rice cultivars

Denver I. Walitang et al.

BMC PLANT BIOLOGY (2018)

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Soil Inoculation with Bacillus spp. Modifies Root Endophytic Bacterial Diversity, Evenness, and Community Composition in a Context-Specific Manner

Kiran R. Gadhave et al.

MICROBIAL ECOLOGY (2018)

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Microbiome engineering to improve biocontrol and plant growth-promoting mechanisms

Ma del Carmen Orozco-Mosqueda et al.

MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH (2018)

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Microbial interactions within the plant holobiont

M. Amine Hassani et al.

MICROBIOME (2018)

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Abiotic and biotic factors affecting crop seed germination and seedling emergence: a conceptual framework

Jay Ram Lamichhane et al.

PLANT AND SOIL (2018)

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Prospecting endophytes from different Fe or Zn accumulating wheat genotypes for their influence as inoculants on plant growth, yield, and micronutrient content

Devendra Singh et al.

ANNALS OF MICROBIOLOGY (2018)

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Changes in the Fungal Microbiome of Maize During Hermetic Storage in the United States and Kenya

Brett Lane et al.

FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY (2018)

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Tomato Seeds Preferably Transmit Plant Beneficial Endophytes

Alessandro Bergna et al.

PHYTOBIOMES JOURNAL (2018)

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A New Approach to Modify Plant Microbiomes and Traits by Introducing Beneficial Bacteria at Flowering into Progeny Seeds

Birgit Mitter et al.

Frontiers in Microbiology (2017)

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Models of microbiome evolution incorporating host and microbial selection

Qinglong Zeng et al.

MICROBIOME (2017)

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Bacterial Endophyte Colonization and Distribution within Plants

Shyam L. Kandel et al.

MICROORGANISMS (2017)

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Characterizing endophytic competence and plant growth promotion of bacterial endophytes inhabiting the seed endosphere of Rice

Denver I. Walitang et al.

BMC MICROBIOLOGY (2017)

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Vertically transmitted symbionts as mechanisms of transgenerational effects

Pedro E. Gundel et al.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY (2017)

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Ecological patterns of seed microbiome diversity, transmission, and assembly

Ashley Shade et al.

CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY (2017)

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Identification and antagonistic activity of endophytic bacterial strain Paenibacillus sp 5 L8 isolated from the seeds of maize (Zea mays L., Jingke 968)

Yang Liu et al.

ANNALS OF MICROBIOLOGY (2016)

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Wheat seeds harbour bacterial endophytes with potential as plant growth promoters and biocontrol agents of Fusarium graminearum

Silvana Diaz Herrera et al.

MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH (2016)

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Rhizodeposition under drought and consequences for soil communities and ecosystem resilience

Catherine Preece et al.

PLANT AND SOIL (2016)

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Colonization of root cells and plant growth promotion by Piriformospora indica occurs independently of plant common symbiosis genes

Aline Banhara et al.

Frontiers in Plant Science (2015)

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