The rhizosphere microbiome is composed of diverse microbial organisms, including
archaea, viruses, fungi, bacteria as well as eukaryotic microorganisms, which occupy a …

Bacteria–phage coevolution, the reciprocal evolution between bacterial hosts and the
phages that infect them, is an important driver of ecological and evolutionary processes in …

Bacteriophages from the Inoviridae family (inoviruses) are characterized by their unique
morphology, genome content and infection cycle. One of the most striking features of …

In this article we explain how current events in the field of phage therapy may positively
influence its future development. We discuss the shift in position of the authorities …

This review synthesizes recent and past observations on filamentous phages and describes
how these phages contribute to host phentoypes. For example, the CTXφ phage of Vibrio …

Deciphering plant–microbe interactions is a promising aspect to understand the benefits and
the pathogenic effect of microbes and crop improvement. The advancement in sequencing …

Many bacterial genomes carry prophages whose induction can eliminate competitors. In
response, bacteria may become resistant by modifying surface receptors, by lysogenization …

Plant-associated bacteria face multiple selection pressures within their environments and
have evolved countless adaptations that both depend on and shape bacterial phenotype …

Bacteriophages co-exist and co-evolve with their hosts in natural environments. Virulent
phages lyse infected cells through lytic cycles, whereas temperate phages often remain …

Background Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) strains are destructive plant
pathogenic bacteria and the causative agents of bacterial wilt disease, infecting over 200 …