The rhizosphere is undoubtedly the most complex microhabitat, comprised of an integrated
network of plant roots, soil, and a diverse consortium of bacteria, fungi, eukaryotes, and …

Food is the major cadmium (Cd)-exposure pathway from agricultural soils to humans and
other living entities and must be reduced in an effective way. A plant can select beneficial …

Given the major threat of phytopathogenic bacteria to food production and ecosystem
stability worldwide, novel alternatives to conventional chemicals-based agricultural practices …

Disease in the marine environment is predicted to increase with anthropogenic stressors
and already affects major habitat-formers, such as corals and seaweeds. Solutions to …

Marine environments comprise almost three quarters of Earth's surface, representing the
largest ecosystem of our planet. The vast ecological and metabolic diversity found in marine …

Saline environments, such as marine and hypersaline habitats, are widely distributed
around the world. They include sea waters, saline lakes, solar salterns, or hypersaline soils …

Plants cannot uptake the insoluble form of phosphate from soil. Phosphate-solubilizing
microbes (PSMs) release gluconic acid (C6H12O7) that is synthesized by the interaction …

Three novel strains, SCSIO 12582T, SCSIO 12638 and SCSIO 12817, were isolated from
tissue of the coral Pocillopora damicornis collected from Hainan province, PR China. The …

In the course of a bioprospective study of marine prokaryotes for cosmetic purposes, four
strains, MD_567 T, MD_652 T, MD_674 and PS_109 T, were isolated that 16S rRNA gene …

Members from the Inoviridae family with striking features are widespread, highly diverse,
and ecologically pervasive across multiple hosts and environments. However, a small …