Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

This study identifies rhizobacteria from Bambara groundnut soil with plant growth-promoting and biocontrol properties, highlighting their potential as biofertilizers and biocontrol agents for sustainable agriculture.

The paper uses genome properties and machine learning to classify Pseudomonas strains as plant-beneficial or pathogenic, identifying 28 key features that distinguish these phenotypes.

The paper constructs a barley interactome using interolog inference and integrates it with omics data to model immune signaling and identify novel MLA interactors.

The paper shows that combining Trichoderma afroharzianum T22 with Systemin enhances plant defense against pests and diseases by boosting the Jasmonic acid pathway.

The paper isolates and identifies diverse bacterial endophytes from citrus plants in Punjab, Pakistan, revealing dominant bacterial classes and genera associated with different citrus cultivars.

The paper identifies a novel class of sRNAs in rice induced by bacterial infection, which may play a role in plant-microbe interactions.

PLaBAse annotates bacterial genomes against a curated ontology of ∼6,900 plant growth-promoting traits; applied to 70,540 genomes, plant symbionts and rhizobacteria had the largest genomes and most traits.

The paper identifies ATB as a PP2A phosphatase involved in AtRGS1 trafficking and phosphorylation dynamics during flg22-induced signaling in Arabidopsis.

This study shows that Arabidopsis SmD3 is involved in plant immunity by regulating mRNA splicing of pathogenesis factors and affecting stomatal immunity.

This study identifies SmDDA1b as a positive regulator of bacterial wilt resistance in eggplant by degrading SmNAC and enhancing SA-related gene expression.

This study identifies germin-like proteins in quinoa induced by Trichoderma fungi, showing cultivar-specific responses and suggesting their role in defense mechanisms.

This study compares bacterial and fungal rhizobiomes across three ecotypes of Andropogon gerardii under drought stress, finding distinct bacterial communities but not fungal ones.

This paper sequenced and analyzed the genome of Streptomyces sp. AgN23, revealing its ability to produce auxin, degrade plant cell walls, and synthesize antimicrobials, with these features conserved in the S. violaceusniger clade.

This study uses system biology approaches to analyze barley transcriptomic responses to biotic stress and hormone treatments, identifying differentially expressed genes, transcription factors, and novel hub genes involved in defense mechanisms.

The paper presents the de novo genome of a marine yeast strain, identifies genes involved in plant growth promotion, and highlights its potential as a bio-fertilizer.

This study shows that Bacillus sp. RZ2MS9 colonizes maize endophytically and enhances plant growth, with co-inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense Ab-V5 increasing growth and altering volatile organic compound production.

The paper reports the complete genome of Pseudomonas donghuensis P482, a biocontrol strain against plant pathogens, providing resources for studying its biological control mechanisms.

This study identifies OsMEK2 and OsMPK1 as key regulators of ferroptotic cell death in rice during Magnaporthe oryzae infection, showing their role in iron- and ROS-dependent pathways.

The paper uses a multi-omics approach to classify Arabidopsis thaliana RLPs into functional classes and identifies differences in abundance, genome clustering, and interaction partners.

The paper analyzes NIK1 homologues in six Solanaceous species to assess their phylogenetic relationships and conserved domains, highlighting their potential as gene-editing targets for virus resistance.

ZmGT-3b regulates photosynthesis activity and synchronically suppresses defense response.

The paper studies rhizosphere bacteria from mine tailings to create a synthetic community for bioremediation, finding reduced diversity and shifts in bacterial dominance.

This paper shows ROS1, an Arabidopsis demethylase, removes DNA methylation at promoter regions to activate immune genes and enhance resistance to bacterial pathogens.

The paper characterizes the genomic features of diazotrophic microbes associated with maize aerial root mucilage, identifying diverse nitrogen fixation gene configurations.

The paper identifies UhAVR1 as an avirulence effector secreted via the ER-Golgi pathway in Ustilago hordei, which triggers hypersensitive response in resistant barley or contributes to virulence in susceptible hosts.

This study identifies flg22-responsive RNA-binding proteins in Arabidopsis, revealing their role in plant immunity and uncovering novel immune components.

The paper investigates transcriptional reprogramming during PTI and ETI in Arabidopsis, showing gene expression changes independent of defense phytohormone signaling.

The paper combines shotgun sequencing and rDNA amplicon data to improve detection of microbe-microbe interaction networks in plant leaves by addressing compositionality issues in amplicon data.

The paper shows that redox-active cysteines in TGA1 do not affect its role in SA- or pathogen-induced gene expression in Arabidopsis.

The paper analyzes metagenomic dynamics in olive trees after root damage and Verticillium dahliae infection, showing a polymicrobial community drives the infection rather than a single species.