The plant microbiome and its importance for plant and human health

• Main Author: Michael Schloter (auth)
• Other Authors: Gabriele Berg (auth), Martin Grube (auth), Kornelia Smalla (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Microbiology (non-medical); omics technologies; plant-microbe interaction; FISH technology; bacterial communities; biocontrol; plant microbiome; endophytes; stress control
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The study of plant-microbe associations by new techniques has significantly improved our understanding of the structure and specificity of the plant microbiome. Yet, microbiome function and the importance of the plant's microbiome in the context of human and plant health are largely unexplored....