Insights in Plant-Microbe Interaction through Genomics Approach (Part 1)

Rhizoremediation: a beneficial plant-microbe interaction.

Worldwide, contamination of soil and ground water is a severe problem. The negative effects of pollutants on the environment and on human health are diverse and depend on the nature of the pollution. The search for alternative methods for excavation and incineration to clean polluted sites resulted in the application of bioremediation techniques. In this review, we describe some generally accep...

Silicon and the Plant-microbe Interaction: Some Concepts and Perspectives

Silicon can provide a stable mineral surface or gel structure to cell walls of living organisms such as diatoms and plants such as grasses, ferns, horseradish, some trees and flowers, some sponges, insects, invertebrates, bacteria and fungi. When considering hostmicrobe interactions, data indicate that silicon mediate resistance in host-pathogen, a complex phenomena which involves biochemical a...

A snapshot of molecular plant-microbe interaction research.

Diffuse symbioses: roles of plant-plant, plant-microbe and microbe-microbe interactions in structuring the soil microbiome.

A conceptual model emphasizing direct host-microbe interactions has dominated work on host-associated microbiomes. To understand plant-microbiome associations, however, broader influences on microbiome composition and functioning must be incorporated, such as those arising from plant-plant and microbe-microbe interactions. We sampled soil microbiomes associated with target plant species (Androp...

Plant–microbe partnerships in 2020

The plant holobiont comprises the plant and its associated microbiota, which interact with each other and determine holobiont functioning and plant performance. We have started to understand the complexity of the involved microorganisms and their interactions, however, we need more research on plant-microbiome interactions to understand holobiont functioning. By 2020 we expect that our knowledg...