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Open AccessEvolution of triclosan resistance modulates bacterial permissiveness to multidrug resistance plasmids and phages
The horizontal transfer of plasmids has been recognized as one of the key drivers for the worldwide spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) across bacterial pathogens. However, knowledge remain limited about ...
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Open AccessRhizosphere phage communities drive soil suppressiveness to bacterial wilt disease
Bacterial viruses, phages, play a key role in nutrient turnover and lysis of bacteria in terrestrial ecosystems. While phages are abundant in soils, their effects on plant pathogens and rhizosphere bacterial c...
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Open AccessGlobal diversity and distribution of prophages are lineage-specific within the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex
Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) strains are destructive plant pathogenic bacteria and the causative agents of bacterial wilt disease, infecting over 200 plant species worldwide. In addition to chrom...
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The relative importance of soil moisture in predicting bacterial wilt disease occurrence
Soil-borne plant diseases cause major economic losses globally. This is partly because their epidemiology is difficult to predict in agricultural fields, where multiple environmental factors could determine di...
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Open AccessRapid evolution of bacterial mutualism in the plant rhizosphere
While beneficial plant-microbe interactions are common in nature, direct evidence for the evolution of bacterial mutualism is scarce. Here we use experimental evolution to causally show that initially plant-an...
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Competition for iron drives phytopathogen control by natural rhizosphere microbiomes
Plant pathogenic bacteria cause high crop and economic losses to human societies1–3. Infections by such pathogens are challenging to control as they often arise through complex interactions between plants, pathog...
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The effect of microbial inoculant origin on the rhizosphere bacterial community composition and plant growth-promotion
Microbial inoculation has been proposed as a potential approach for rhizosphere engineering. However, it is still unclear to what extent successful plant growth-promoting effects are driven by the origin of th...
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Phage combination therapies for bacterial wilt disease in tomato
Bacteriophages have been proposed as an alternative to pesticides to kill bacterial pathogens of crops. However, the efficacy of phage biocontrol is variable and poorly understood in natural rhizosphere microb...
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Open AccessNocardioides astragali sp. nov., isolated from a nodule of wild Astragalus chrysopterus in northwestern China
A Gram-positive, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated HH06T, was isolated from a nodule of Astragalus chrysopterus in northwestern China. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed ...
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Mesorhizobium zhangyense sp. nov., isolated from wild Thermopsis lanceolate in northwestern China
A Gram-stain-negative strain, 23-3-2T, was isolated from a nodule of Thermopsis lanceolate grown in Northwest China. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that the strain was closely related to M...
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Open AccessDevosia nitraria sp. nov., a novel species isolated from the roots of Nitraria sibirica in China
An aerobic, Gram-stain negative, short rod-shaped and motile strain, 36-5-1T, was isolated from the roots of Nitraria sibirica in Zhangye city, Gansu province, north-west of China. Phylogenetic analysis based on...
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Application of biochar reduces Ralstonia solanacearum infection via effects on pathogen chemotaxis, swarming motility, and root exudate adsorption
We evaluated the efficacy of biochar application for suppressing bacterial wilt of tomato and identified the potential underlying mechanisms involved in the disease control.
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Pathogen invasion indirectly changes the composition of soil microbiome via shifts in root exudation profile
Plant-derived root exudates modulate plant-microbe interactions and may play an important role in pathogen suppression. Root exudates may, for instance, directly inhibit pathogens or alter microbiome compositi...
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Open AccessTrophic network architecture of root-associated bacterial communities determines pathogen invasion and plant health
Host-associated bacterial communities can function as an important line of defence against pathogens in animals and plants. Empirical evidence and theoretical predictions suggest that species-rich communities ...
