Background The seed microbiome plays a key role in the assembly of the plant microbiome, which has major impacts on plant health. Nonetheless, little is known about the origin of the seed microbiome. ...

SeedCon is the first International Conference On Seed Microbiome And Microbial Inheritance At ATB Potsdam, May 5–7, 2026. Dedicated To Advancing Research On The Seed Microbiome And Microbial Inheritan...

SeedCon is the first International Conference On Seed Microbiome And Microbial Inheritance At ATB Potsdam, May 5–7, 2026. Dedicated To Advancing Research On The Seed Microbiome And Microbial Inheritan...

A new fossil fungus discovered in Scotland shows evidence of plants and fungi sharing nutrients to survive on land.

SeedCon is the first International Conference On Seed Microbiome And Microbial Inheritance At ATB Potsdam, May 5–7, 2026. Dedicated To Advancing Research On The Seed Microbiome And Microbial Inheritan...

The decline in plant biodiversity is evident at global scale, but little is known about the loss of microbial diversity associated with diverse plant phyla and their influencing factors. This study in...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant threat to both human and environmental health. Before human intervention, the natural resistome existed in a relatively balanced state, mainly regul...

Studying fruit microbial communities has been instrumental in understanding how this plant-associated microbiome influences key host functionalities. However, the impact of environmental changes an...

The authors provide a molecular explanation for how a plant stress hormone called ethylene suppresses root colonization by arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi. These fungi form symbioses with most land plants...

Coffee consumption is associated with the presence and abundance of a specific member of the human gut microbiome, Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus, and changes to the plasma metabolome.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 20 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01155-0In this Review, Ahmad et al. examine how antibiotics influence bacterial metabolism and how metabolism, in turn, affects drug efficacy and the emergence and…

Flower-sourced assembly of seed microbiota remains an understudied ecological process. Here, we investigated the floral transmission pathway for bacterial acquisition by developing seeds of watermelon...