Engineering plant microbiomes has the potential to improve plant health in a rapid and
sustainable way. Rapidly changing climates and relatively long timelines for plant breeding …

Throughout the golden age of antibiotic discovery, Streptomyces have been unsurpassed for
their ability to produce bioactive metabolites. Yet, this success has been hampered by …

Beneficial associations with bacteria are widespread across animals, spanning a range of
symbiont localizations, transmission routes, and functions. While some of these associations …

The concerns on the carriers of microplastics (MPs) on co-existing pollutants in aquatic
environments are sharply rising in recent years. However, little is known about their …

Sustaining beneficial gut symbioses presents a major challenge for animals, including
holometabolous insects. Social insects may meet such challenges through partner fidelity …

Fungus-growing ants are defended by antibiotic-producing bacterial symbionts in the genus
Pseudonocardia. Nutrients provisioned by the ants support these symbionts but also invite …

The main function of symbiotic actinobacterias in fungus-farming ants (Formicidae:
Myrmicinae: Attini) is to protect the cultivated fungus against the pathogenic fungus …

The relationship between human health and gut microbiota is becoming more apparent. It is
now widely believed that healthy gut flora plays a vital role in the overall well-being of the …

Actinomycetes are a phylogenetically diverse bacterial group which are widely distributed
across terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Within this order, the genus Pseudonocardia and …

The mutualistic interaction specificity between attine ants and antibiotic-producing
Actinobacteria has been controversial because Pseudonocardia strains cannot always be …