Life in earth – the root microbiome to the rescue?

Highlights • The soil microbiome has great potential for crop growth promotion and biocontrol. • Next generation sequencing has facilitated novel research into the soil microbiome. • Pseudomonas spp. produce a diverse array of secreted enzymes and natural products. • Global and in-depth soil microbi...

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Published in:Current opinion in microbiology 2017-06, Vol.37, p.23-28
Main Authors: Mauchline, Tim H, Malone, Jacob G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Microbiota
Pathology
Plant Development
Plant Roots - microbiology
Pseudomonas fluorescens - growth & development
Soil Microbiology
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Summary:Highlights • The soil microbiome has great potential for crop growth promotion and biocontrol. • Next generation sequencing has facilitated novel research into the soil microbiome. • Pseudomonas spp. produce a diverse array of secreted enzymes and natural products. • Global and in-depth soil microbiome analyses effectively complement each other. • Wheat variety impacts on both soil microbial diversity and the Pseudomonas genome.
ISSN:1369-5274
1879-0364
DOI:10.1016/j.mib.2017.03.005