A sweet story from Phytophthora-soybean interaction
Trends Microbiol. 2023 Sep 26:S0966-842X(23)00265-2. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.09.004. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPhytopathogenic microbes obtain nutrients from host plants to support their growth and metabolism. A recent study by Zhu et al. revealed that the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora sojae upregulates the activity of soybean trehalose 6-phosphate synthase 6 (GmTPS6) and increases trehalose accumulation (through an effector PsAvh413) to promote nutritional gain.PMID:37770374 | DOI:10.1016/j.tim.2023.09.004 (Source: Trends in Microbiology)
Source: Trends in Microbiology - September 28, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Yezhou Hu Xiu-Fang Xin Source Type: research
Scripting a new dialogue between diazotrophs and crops
Trends Microbiol. 2023 Sep 20:S0966-842X(23)00239-1. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.08.007. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDiazotrophs are bacteria and archaea that can reduce atmospheric dinitrogen (N2) into ammonium. Plant-diazotroph interactions have been explored for over a century as a nitrogen (N) source for crops to improve agricultural productivity and sustainability. This scientific quest has generated much information about the molecular mechanisms underlying the function, assembly, and regulation of nitrogenase, ammonium assimilation, and plant-diazotroph interactions. This review presents various approaches to manipula...
Source: Trends in Microbiology - September 28, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Sanhita Chakraborty Maya Venkataraman Valentina Infante Brian F Pfleger Jean-Michel An é Source Type: research
A sweet story from Phytophthora-soybean interaction
Trends Microbiol. 2023 Sep 26:S0966-842X(23)00265-2. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.09.004. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPhytopathogenic microbes obtain nutrients from host plants to support their growth and metabolism. A recent study by Zhu et al. revealed that the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora sojae upregulates the activity of soybean trehalose 6-phosphate synthase 6 (GmTPS6) and increases trehalose accumulation (through an effector PsAvh413) to promote nutritional gain.PMID:37770374 | DOI:10.1016/j.tim.2023.09.004 (Source: Trends in Microbiology)
Source: Trends in Microbiology - September 28, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Yezhou Hu Xiu-Fang Xin Source Type: research
Scripting a new dialogue between diazotrophs and crops
Trends Microbiol. 2023 Sep 20:S0966-842X(23)00239-1. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.08.007. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDiazotrophs are bacteria and archaea that can reduce atmospheric dinitrogen (N2) into ammonium. Plant-diazotroph interactions have been explored for over a century as a nitrogen (N) source for crops to improve agricultural productivity and sustainability. This scientific quest has generated much information about the molecular mechanisms underlying the function, assembly, and regulation of nitrogenase, ammonium assimilation, and plant-diazotroph interactions. This review presents various approaches to manipula...
Source: Trends in Microbiology - September 28, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Sanhita Chakraborty Maya Venkataraman Valentina Infante Brian F Pfleger Jean-Michel An é Source Type: research
A sweet story from Phytophthora-soybean interaction
Trends Microbiol. 2023 Sep 26:S0966-842X(23)00265-2. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.09.004. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPhytopathogenic microbes obtain nutrients from host plants to support their growth and metabolism. A recent study by Zhu et al. revealed that the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora sojae upregulates the activity of soybean trehalose 6-phosphate synthase 6 (GmTPS6) and increases trehalose accumulation (through an effector PsAvh413) to promote nutritional gain.PMID:37770374 | DOI:10.1016/j.tim.2023.09.004 (Source: Trends in Microbiology)
Source: Trends in Microbiology - September 28, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Yezhou Hu Xiu-Fang Xin Source Type: research
Scripting a new dialogue between diazotrophs and crops
Trends Microbiol. 2023 Sep 20:S0966-842X(23)00239-1. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.08.007. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDiazotrophs are bacteria and archaea that can reduce atmospheric dinitrogen (N2) into ammonium. Plant-diazotroph interactions have been explored for over a century as a nitrogen (N) source for crops to improve agricultural productivity and sustainability. This scientific quest has generated much information about the molecular mechanisms underlying the function, assembly, and regulation of nitrogenase, ammonium assimilation, and plant-diazotroph interactions. This review presents various approaches to manipula...
Source: Trends in Microbiology - September 28, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Sanhita Chakraborty Maya Venkataraman Valentina Infante Brian F Pfleger Jean-Michel An é Source Type: research
Horizon scanning the application of probiotics for wildlife
Trends Microbiol. 2023 Sep 25:S0966-842X(23)00259-7. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.08.012. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe provision of probiotics benefits the health of a wide range of organisms, from humans to animals and plants. Probiotics can enhance stress resilience of endangered organisms, many of which are critically threatened by anthropogenic impacts. The use of so-called 'probiotics for wildlife' is a nascent application, and the field needs to reflect on standards for its development, testing, validation, risk assessment, and deployment. Here, we identify the main challenges of this emerging intervention and provid...
Source: Trends in Microbiology - September 27, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Neus Garcias-Bonet Anna Roik Braden Tierney Francisca C Garc ía Helena D M Villela Ashley M Dungan Kate M Quigley Michael Sweet Gabriele Berg Lone Gram David G Bourne Blake Ushijima Maggie Sogin Lone Hoj Gustavo Duarte Heribert Hirt Kornelia Smalla Alexa Source Type: research
Horizon scanning the application of probiotics for wildlife
Trends Microbiol. 2023 Sep 25:S0966-842X(23)00259-7. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.08.012. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe provision of probiotics benefits the health of a wide range of organisms, from humans to animals and plants. Probiotics can enhance stress resilience of endangered organisms, many of which are critically threatened by anthropogenic impacts. The use of so-called 'probiotics for wildlife' is a nascent application, and the field needs to reflect on standards for its development, testing, validation, risk assessment, and deployment. Here, we identify the main challenges of this emerging intervention and provid...
Source: Trends in Microbiology - September 27, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Neus Garcias-Bonet Anna Roik Braden Tierney Francisca C Garc ía Helena D M Villela Ashley M Dungan Kate M Quigley Michael Sweet Gabriele Berg Lone Gram David G Bourne Blake Ushijima Maggie Sogin Lone Hoj Gustavo Duarte Heribert Hirt Kornelia Smalla Alexa Source Type: research
The divergent early divisome: is there a functional core?
Trends Microbiol. 2023 Sep 21:S0966-842X(23)00254-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.08.010. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe bacterial divisome is a complex nanomachine that drives cell division and separation. The essentiality of these processes leads to the assumption that proteins with core roles will be strictly conserved across all bacterial genomes. However, recent studies in diverse proteobacteria have revealed considerable variation in the early divisome compared with Escherichia coli. While some proteins are highly conserved, their specific functions and interacting partners vary. Meanwhile, different subphyla use clade...
Source: Trends in Microbiology - September 23, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Gustavo Santiago-Collazo Pamela J B Brown Amelia M Randich Source Type: research
STING negatively regulates antifungal immunity
Trends Microbiol. 2023 Sep 22:S0966-842X(23)00264-0. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.09.003. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDuring viral infections, stimulator of interferon genes (STING) exerts a positive protective immune response. Chen et al. now shed light on the distinct role of STING in fungal infections. STING translocates to the phagosome to negatively regulate the immune response against Candida albicans infection through the inhibition of Src-involved Syk phosphorylation.PMID:37741789 | DOI:10.1016/j.tim.2023.09.003 (Source: Trends in Microbiology)
Source: Trends in Microbiology - September 23, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Yebo Gu Xin-Ming Jia Source Type: research
The divergent early divisome: is there a functional core?
Trends Microbiol. 2023 Sep 21:S0966-842X(23)00254-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.08.010. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe bacterial divisome is a complex nanomachine that drives cell division and separation. The essentiality of these processes leads to the assumption that proteins with core roles will be strictly conserved across all bacterial genomes. However, recent studies in diverse proteobacteria have revealed considerable variation in the early divisome compared with Escherichia coli. While some proteins are highly conserved, their specific functions and interacting partners vary. Meanwhile, different subphyla use clade...
Source: Trends in Microbiology - September 23, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Gustavo Santiago-Collazo Pamela J B Brown Amelia M Randich Source Type: research
STING negatively regulates antifungal immunity
Trends Microbiol. 2023 Sep 22:S0966-842X(23)00264-0. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.09.003. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDuring viral infections, stimulator of interferon genes (STING) exerts a positive protective immune response. Chen et al. now shed light on the distinct role of STING in fungal infections. STING translocates to the phagosome to negatively regulate the immune response against Candida albicans infection through the inhibition of Src-involved Syk phosphorylation.PMID:37741789 | DOI:10.1016/j.tim.2023.09.003 (Source: Trends in Microbiology)
Source: Trends in Microbiology - September 23, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Yebo Gu Xin-Ming Jia Source Type: research
The divergent early divisome: is there a functional core?
Trends Microbiol. 2023 Sep 21:S0966-842X(23)00254-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.08.010. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe bacterial divisome is a complex nanomachine that drives cell division and separation. The essentiality of these processes leads to the assumption that proteins with core roles will be strictly conserved across all bacterial genomes. However, recent studies in diverse proteobacteria have revealed considerable variation in the early divisome compared with Escherichia coli. While some proteins are highly conserved, their specific functions and interacting partners vary. Meanwhile, different subphyla use clade...
Source: Trends in Microbiology - September 23, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Gustavo Santiago-Collazo Pamela J B Brown Amelia M Randich Source Type: research
STING negatively regulates antifungal immunity
Trends Microbiol. 2023 Sep 22:S0966-842X(23)00264-0. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.09.003. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDuring viral infections, stimulator of interferon genes (STING) exerts a positive protective immune response. Chen et al. now shed light on the distinct role of STING in fungal infections. STING translocates to the phagosome to negatively regulate the immune response against Candida albicans infection through the inhibition of Src-involved Syk phosphorylation.PMID:37741789 | DOI:10.1016/j.tim.2023.09.003 (Source: Trends in Microbiology)
Source: Trends in Microbiology - September 23, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Yebo Gu Xin-Ming Jia Source Type: research
Biological interactions with Prochlorococcus: implications for the marine carbon cycle
Trends Microbiol. 2023 Sep 16:S0966-842X(23)00258-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.08.011. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe unicellular picocyanobacterium Prochlorococcus is the most abundant photoautotroph and contributes substantially to global CO2 fixation. In the vast euphotic zones of the open ocean, Prochlorococcus converts CO2 into organic compounds and supports diverse organisms, forming an intricate network of interactions that regulate the magnitude of carbon cycling and storage in the ocean. An understanding of the biological interactions with Prochlorococcus is critical for accurately estimating the contributions of...
Source: Trends in Microbiology - September 18, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Lanlan Cai Haofu Li Junwei Deng Ruiqian Zhou Qinglu Zeng Source Type: research
