Acidification suppresses the natural capacity of soil microbiome to fight pathogenic Fusarium infections

X Li, D Chen, VJ Carrión, D Revillini, S Yin… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Soil-borne pathogens pose a major threat to food production worldwide, particularly under
global change and with growing populations. Yet, we still know very little about how the soil …

High microbiome diversity constricts the prevalence of human and animal pathogens in the plant rhizosphere worldwide

X Yang, C Li, D Ouyang, B Wu, T Fang, N Wang… - One Earth, 2024 - cell.com
Agricultural soils are often overlooked sources of human and animal pathogenic bacteria,
which can cause a range of food-, air-, and waterborne diseases. The awareness of …

Cross-Over Pathogenic Bacteria Detected in Infected Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and Peppers (Capsicum annuum L.) in Bulgaria

Y Kizheva, G Georgiev, D Donchev, M Dimitrova… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
The ability of certain human pathogens to adapt to plants without losing their virulence
toward people is a major concern today. Thus, the aim of the present work was the …

[HTML][HTML] Soil health: A common focus for one health and planetary health interventions

DR Montgomery, P Rabinowitz, Y Sipos, EE Wheat - One Health, 2024 - Elsevier
Proponents of both the One Health and Planetary Health paradigms have acknowledged
that current methods of agricultural food production are driving many environmental …

Acinetobacter baylyi Strain BD413 Can Acquire an Antibiotic Resistance Gene by Natural Transformation on Lettuce Phylloplane and Enter the Endosphere

V Riva, G Patania, F Riva, L Vergani, E Crotti, F Mapelli - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance spread must be considered in a holistic framework which comprises the
agri-food ecosystems, where plants can be considered a bridge connecting water and soil …

Plant species and soil depth differentially affect microbial diversity and function in grasslands

KB Ryan, A De Menezes, JA Finn… - Journal of Sustainable …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Grassland ecosystems are a major store of terrestrial carbon (C), yet little is
known about their capacity to cycle and store C in deeper soil horizons. Further, it is unclear …

Hidden pathogen risk in mature compost: Low optimal growth temperature confers pathogen survival and activity during manure composting

N Peng, J Zhang, R Hu, S Liu, F Liu, Y Fan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Livestock manure is a major reservoir for pathogens, posing significant environmental risks if
used untreated. The efficacy of composting in fully inactivating pathogens remains …

Identification of pathways required for Salmonella to colonize alfalfa using TraDIS-Xpress

ER Holden, J Abi Assaf, H Al-Khanaq… - Applied and …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Enteropathogenic bacteria, such as Salmonella, have been linked to numerous fresh
produce outbreaks, posing a significant public health threat. The ability of Salmonella to …

Site properties, environmental factors, and crop identify influence soil bacterial communities more than municipal biosolid application

AJC Blakney, S Morvan, M Lucotte, M Moingt… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Reducing the environmental impact of Canadian field crop agriculture, including the reliance
on conventional synthesised fertilisers, are key societal targets for establishing long-term …

[HTML][HTML] Future proofing a long-term agricultural experiment for decades to come: Relocation and redesign

CA Watson, CFE Topp, A Mead, F Fraser… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
We took land encroachment for urban development that threatened a 60-year-old field
experiment as an opportunity to transport and redesign an entire experiment to more …