Engineering the citrus phyllosphere microbiome for enhanced disease resistance to bacterial canker
Jinyun Li, Jin Xu, Donghwan Lee, Connor G. Hendrich, Zhiqian Pang, Wenting Wang, Ma Andrea Cruz Gatmaitan, Yu Feng, Javier L. Dalmendray, Yucheng Duan, Manyu Zhang, Milica Ćalović, Chris Oswalt, Nian Wang
This study tests the effect of beneficial bacteria and their synthetic community on citrus canker resistance, finding that a synthetic community significantly reduces disease severity in both greenhouse and field trials.
Phytobiomes Journal · Jan 15, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology