Guest Editors:
Davide Bulgarelli, PhD, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, UK
Sophie de Vries, PhD, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Göttingen, Germany
Genome Biology called for submissions to our Collection on the latest advancements in plant-microbe research.
Davide Bulgarelli, PhD, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, UK
Dr Bulgarelli obtained a PhD in Crop Sciences at the University of Milan before leaving his native Italy for Germany, to take a post-doctoral position at the Max Planck Institute of Cologne. This experience represented his first exposure to the plant microbiota, and it was “love at first sight.” In 2013, Dr Bulgarelli established his own research group at the University of Dundee (UK), where he is currently a Reader. The overarching ambition of his team is contributing to sustainable development by dissecting the genetic basis of plant-microbiota interactions and expediting translational applications.
Sophie de Vries, PhD, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Göttingen, Germany
Dr de Vries has a junior group on Evolution of Cyanobacterial-Plant Symbioses at the Department of Applied Bioinformatics in the Institute for Microbiology and Genetics at the University of Göttingen, Germany. She received her PhD from the Heinrich-Heine University in Düsseldorf and did her first postdoc at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Centre for Comparative Genomics and Evolutionary Bioinformatics (CGEB) at Dalhousie University Halifax, Canada. Dr de Vries studies the evolution of plant-microbe interactions from the perspectives of both the plants and their pathogens. Her focus is the evolution of plant-microbe interactions and how plants have evolved the capacity to integrate symbiotic and pathogenic interactions.
Genome Biology is calling for submissions to our Collection on the interplay between plants and microbes.
These interactions hold great potential for sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management. The soil, as a complex microbial habitat, plays a central role in shaping the interactions between plants and microbes. Unraveling the dynamics of these interactions, including the influence of the microbiome and the application of advanced genetic tools, holds great promise for enhancing crop productivity, soil health, and overall ecosystem resilience.
This collection aims to showcase the latest advancements in plant-microbe research, providing a platform for researchers to contribute to our understanding of these dynamic relationships.
Suitable topics for submission include:
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Plants undergo massive transcriptional reprogramming upon pathogen infection. The transcription factors SAR DEFICIENT1 (SARD1) and CAM-BINDING PROTEIN 60-LIKE G (CBP60g) are master regulators of this process. ...
Plants have evolved alongside microbes, enabling plants to better cope with abiotic and biotic stress. Interactions between plant roots and local soil microbes are critical for environmental adaptation and pla...
Plant roots release root exudates to attract microbes that form root communities, which in turn promote plant health and growth. Root community assembly arises from millions of interactions between microbes an...
Chemotaxis to plant compounds is frequently the initial step for the colonization of plants by bacteria. Plant pathogens and plant-associated bacteria contain approximately twice as many chemoreceptors as the ...
Plant-associated bacteria significantly impact plant growth and health. Understanding how bacterial genomes adapt to plants can provide insights into their growth promotion and virulence functions. Here, we co...
Field inoculation of crops with beneficial microbes is a promising sustainable strategy to enhance plant fitness and nutrient acquisition. However, effectiveness can vary due to environmental factors, microbia...
Non-cyanobacteria diazotrophs (NCDs) are shown to dominate in surface waters shifting the long-held paradigm of cyanobacteria dominance. This raises fundamental questions on how these putative heterotrophic ba...
Alternative splicing of precursor mRNAs serves as a crucial mechanism to enhance gene expression plasticity for organismal adaptation. However, the precise regulation and function of alternative splicing in pl...
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