Plant–microbiome interactions: from community assembly to plant health

• Published in: Nature reviews. Microbiology Vol. 18; no. 11; pp. 607 - 621
• Main Authors: Trivedi, Pankaj, Leach, Jan E., Tringe, Susannah G., Sa, Tongmin, Singh, Brajesh K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.11.2020; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/158/855; 631/326/2565/2134; 631/326/2565/2142; Assembly; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Botanical research; Hardiness; Host plants; Host-bacteria relationships; Infectious Diseases; Life Sciences; Medical Microbiology; Microbial activity; Microbiology; Microbiomes; Microbiota; Microorganisms; Nutrient uptake; Parasitology; Plant communities; Plant tissues; Plants; Plants - microbiology; Review Article; Rhizosphere; Soil Microbiology; Virology; United States
• ISSN: 1740-1526; 1740-1534
• DOI: 10.1038/s41579-020-0412-1

Healthy plants host diverse but taxonomically structured communities of microorganisms, the plant microbiota, that colonize every accessible plant tissue. Plant-associated microbiomes confer fitness advantages to the plant host, including growth promotion, nutrient uptake, stress tolerance and resistance to pathogens. In this Review, we explore how plant microbiome research has unravelled the complex network of genetic, biochemical, physical and metabolic interactions among the plant, the associated microbial communities and the environment. We also discuss how those interactions shape the assembly of plant-associated microbiomes and modulate their beneficial traits, such as nutrient acquisition and plant health, in addition to highlighting knowledge gaps and future directions. In this Review, Trivedi and colleagues explore the interactions between plants, their associated microbial communities and the environment, and also discuss how those interactions shape the assembly of plant-associated microbiomes and modulate their beneficial traits.