Sowing success: ecological insights into seedling microbial colonisation for robust plant microbiota engineering

O Joubert, G Arnault, M Barret, M Simonin - Trends in Plant Science, 2024 - cell.com
Manipulating the seedling microbiota through seed or soil inoculations has the potential to
improve plant health. Mixed in-field results have been attributed to a lack of consideration for …

Seedling microbiota engineering using bacterial synthetic community inoculation on seeds

G Arnault, C Marais, A Préveaux… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Synthetic Communities (SynComs) are being developed and tested to manipulate
plant microbiota and improve plant health. To date, only few studies proposed the use of …

Metagenomics approaches in unveiling the dynamics of Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganisms (PGPM) vis-à-vis Phytophthora sp. suppression in various crop …

N Sivaprakasam, S Vaithiyanathan, K Gandhi… - Research in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Phytophthora species are destructive pathogens causing yield losses in different ecological
systems, such as potato, black pepper, pepper, avocado, citrus, and tobacco. The diversity of …

[HTML][HTML] Seed microbiomes promote Astragalus mongholicus seed germination through pathogen suppression and cellulose degradation

D Li, W Chen, W Luo, H Zhang, Y Liu, D Shu… - Microbiome, 2025 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Seed-associated microorganisms play crucial roles in maintaining plant health
by providing nutrients and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. However, their functions …

Endophytic bacterial communities of alpine Rosaceae plants are affected by the plant tissue, collection site and host plant and culturable psychrotolerant isolates …

M Marian, L Antonielli, I Pertot, M Perazzolli - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Wild plants growing in alpine regions are associated with endophytic microbial communities
that may support plant growth and survival under cold conditions. The structure and function …

T6SS-mediated competition by Stenotrophomonas rhizophila shapes seed-borne bacterial communities and seed-to-seedling transmission dynamics

T Garin, A Brault, C Marais, M Briand, A Préveaux… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Seeds harbor diverse microbial communities important for plant growth and health. During
germination, seed exudation triggers intense microbial competition, shaping the …