[HTML][HTML] Niche availability and competitive loss by facilitation control proliferation of bacterial strains intended for soil microbiome interventions

S Čaušević, M Dubey, M Morales, G Salazar… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Microbiome engineering–the targeted manipulation of microbial communities–is considered
a promising strategy to restore ecosystems, but experimental support and mechanistic …

Natural plant disease suppressiveness in soils extends to insect pest control

N Harmsen, P Vesga, G Glauser, F Klötzli, CM Heiman… - Microbiome, 2024 - Springer
Background Since the 1980s, soils in a 22-km2 area near Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland
have been recognized for their innate ability to suppress the black root rot plant disease …

Soil microbiome interventions for carbon sequestration and climate mitigation

GA Beattie, A Edlund, N Esiobu, J Gilbert… - …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Mitigating climate change in soil ecosystems involves complex plant and microbial
processes regulating carbon pools and flows. Here, we advocate for the use of soil …

[HTML][HTML] Unravelling the secondary metabolome and biocontrol potential of the recently described species Bacillus nakamurai

F Nimbeshaho, G Nihorimbere, AA Arias… - Microbiological …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the prospect of novel potential biocontrol agents, a new strain BDI-IS1 belonging to the
recently described Bacillus nakamurai was selected for its strong in vitro antimicrobial …

Plant growth promoting endophyte modulates soil ecological characteristics during the enhancement process of cadmium phytoremediation

Y Chi, X Ma, X Zhang, R Wang, D Zhang, S Chu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Endophyte assisted phytoremediation of cadmium (Cd) contaminated soil represents a
promising strategy. However, the precise soil ecological regulatory mechanisms by which …

Planting halophytes increases the rhizosphere ecosystem multifunctionality via reducing soil salinity

JP Hu, YY He, JH Li, ZL Lü, YW Zhang, YH Li… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil salinization poses a significant global challenge, exerting adverse effects on both
agriculture and ecosystems. Planting halophytes has the potential ability to improve saline …

Expanding the Pseudomonas diversity of the wheat rhizosphere: four novel species antagonizing fungal phytopathogens and with plant-beneficial properties

N Poli, CJ Keel, D Garrido-Sanz - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Plant-beneficial Pseudomonas bacteria hold the potential to be used as inoculants in
agriculture to promote plant growth and health through various mechanisms. The discovery …

Pre-sowing recurrent inoculation with Pseudomonas fluorescens promotes maize growth

M Papin, A Polrot, MC Breuil, S Czarnes… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2025 - Springer
Despite the rapid development of microbial inoculants use, their effectiveness still lacks
robustness, partly due to our limited understanding of the factors influencing their …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal interactions bridge the support of root‐associated microbiota for slope multifunctionality in an erosion‐prone ecosystem

T Qiu, J Peñuelas, Y Chen, J Sardans, J Yu, Z Xu… - iMeta, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The role of diverse soil microbiota in restoring erosion‐induced degraded lands is well
recognized. Yet, the facilitative interactions among symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) …

Distinct seasonal and annual variability of prokaryotes, fungi and protists in cropland soil under different tillage systems and soil texture

H Wang, J Yang, DR Finn, J Brunotte… - Soil Biology and …, 2025 - Elsevier
A sustainable use of croplands should utilize beneficial services provided by their resident
soil microbiome. To identify potentially adverse environmental effects on soil microbiomes in …