R. de Jonge

High-resolution quantification of the rhizosphere effect along a soil-to-root gradient shows selection-driven convergence of rhizosphere microbiomes

This study quantifies the rhizosphere effect along a soil-root gradient in Arabidopsis thaliana, showing microbial community convergence driven by selection and priority effects.

Bacterial family-specific enrichment and functions of secretion systems in the rhizosphere

This study identifies bacterial secretion systems enriched in the rhizosphere and their associated taxa, suggesting potential applications for bioinoculant optimization.

Seed tuber microbiome is a predictor of next-season potato vigor

The paper predicts next-season potato vigor based on seed tuber microbiome composition using a Random Forest model trained on microbiome and crop development data.

Seed tuber imprinting shapes the next-generation potato microbiome

This study shows that seed tuber microbiomes are influenced by their production field and genotype, and these effects persist through storage and into the next generation, without direct vertical inheritance of specific microbes.

Identification of the conserved iol gene cluster involved in rhizosphere competence in Pseudomonas

The paper identifies the iol gene cluster in Pseudomonas as a conserved feature linked to root colonization and host-microbe interactions, suggesting it as a target for improving bioinoculants.

Copiotrophs dominate rhizosphere microbiomes and growth rate potential is a major factor explaining the rhizosphere effect

This study identifies growth rate potential as a key factor explaining the rhizosphere effect by analyzing microbial communities and genome data from multiple plant-soil systems.

Cell-type specific transcriptomics reveals roles for root hairs and endodermal barriers in interaction with beneficial rhizobacterium

The paper uses cell-type-specific transcriptomics to show how WCS417 affects root cell types, revealing roles for root hairs in immunity and endodermal barriers in beneficial association.

Sexual reproduction contributes to the evolution of resistance breaking isolates of the spinach pathogen Peronospora effusa

This paper analyzes the genetic diversity of Peronospora effusa isolates to show that they evolve through both asexual and sexual reproduction, contributing to the emergence of resistance-breaking races.

Rapid evolution of bacterial mutualism in the plant rhizosphere

This study shows that a plant-antagonistic bacterium can evolve into a mutualist in the Arabidopsis rhizosphere within six months through genetic changes enhancing competitiveness and plant signaling activation.

Experimental evolution-driven identification of Arabidopsis rhizosphere competence genes in Pseudomonas protegens

This study uses experimental evolution to identify 35 mutations in 28 genes that enhance Pseudomonas protegens' ability to colonize the Arabidopsis thaliana rhizosphere.

A secreted LysM effector protects fungal hyphae through chitin-dependent homodimer polymerization

The paper identifies Mg1LysM's role in forming chitin-dependent and independent homodimers, which protect fungal cell walls from host chitinase hydrolysis.

Gene cluster conservation identifies melanin and perylenequinone biosynthesis pathways in multiple plant pathogenic fungi

The paper identifies perylenequinone and melanin biosynthesis pathways in plant pathogenic fungi by analyzing gene cluster conservation and confirming roles through mutagenesis and metabolite analysis.

Conservation of a gene cluster reveals novel cercosporin biosynthetic mechanisms and extends production to the genus Colletotrichum

The paper identifies a conserved gene cluster for cercosporin biosynthesis across multiple fungal pathogens, expands its known production to the genus Colletotrichum, and reveals additional genes critical for toxin synthesis.

Verticillium dahliae LysM effectors differentially contribute to virulence on plant hosts

The paper identifies a lineage-specific LysM effector in Verticillium dahliae that contributes to virulence on tomato but not on Arabidopsis or Nicotiana benthamiana.