Bacterial colonization of the rhizosphere is critical for the establishment of plant–bacteria
interactions that represent a key determinant of plant health and productivity. Plants …

Investigating environmental processes, especially those occurring in soils, calls for
innovative and multidisciplinary technologies that can provide insights at the microscale …

As a popular research direction in the interdisciplinary fields of bioengineering and
geotechnical engineering, biogeotechnology shows the potential advantages in …

Soil microorganisms play a key role in driving major biogeochemical cycles and in global
responses to climate change. However, understanding and predicting the behavior and …

Background: Understanding interactions between bacteria and fresh produce is of practical
importance in the prevention and mitigation of foodborne and plant diseases. Microfluidic …

Plant–microbe symbioses span a continuum from pathogenic to mutualistic, with functional
consequences for both organisms in the symbiosis. In order to increase sustainable food …

Our understanding of plant–microbe interactions in soil is limited by the difficulty of
observing processes at the microscopic scale throughout plants' large volume of influence …

The rhizosphere is a challenging ecosystem to study from a systems biology perspective
due to its diverse chemical, physical, and biological characteristics. In the past decade …

Bacteria occupy heterogeneous environments, attaching and growing within pores in
materials, living hosts, and matrices like soil. Systems that permit high-resolution …

The soil region influenced by plant roots, ie, the rhizosphere, is one of the most complex
biological habitats on Earth and significantly impacts global carbon flow and transformation …