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TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE
Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages 30-37Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.10.008
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- Agence Nationale de la Recherche [ANR14-LAB7-0001]
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Streptomyces spp. constitute a major Glade of the phylum Actinobacteria. These Gram-positive, filamentous prokaryotes are ubiquitous in soils and marine sediments, and are commonly found in the rhizosphere or inside plant roots. Plant-interacting Streptomyces have received limited attention, in contrast to Streptomyces spp. extensively investigated for decades in medicine given their rich potential for secondary metabolite biosynthesis. Recent genomic, metabolomic, and biotechnological advances have produced key insights into Streptomyces spp., paving the way to the use of their metabolites in agriculture. In this Opinion article we propose how Streptomyces spp. could dominate future aspects of crop nutrition and protection. Risks and benefits of the use of these microorganisms in agriculture are also discussed.
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