Healthy plants host diverse but taxonomically structured communities of microorganisms, the
plant microbiota, that colonize every accessible plant tissue. Plant-associated microbiomes …

We present two standards developed by the Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC) for
reporting bacterial and archaeal genome sequences. Both are extensions of the Minimum …

Although genomics has classically focused on pure, easy-to-obtain samples, such as microbes
that grow readily in culture or large animals and plants, these organisms represent only a …

Land plants associate with a root microbiota distinct from the complex microbial community
present in surrounding soil. The microbiota colonizing the rhizosphere (immediately …

The species complexity of microbial communities and challenges in culturing representative
isolates make it difficult to obtain assembled genomes. Here we characterize and compare …

The rhizosphere is a critical interface supporting the exchange of resources between plants
and their associated soil environment. Rhizosphere microbial diversity is influenced by the …

From the standpoints of both basic research and biotechnology, there is considerable interest
in reaching a clearer understanding of the diversity of biological mechanisms employed …

The paucity of enzymes that efficiently deconstruct plant polysaccharides represents a major
bottleneck for industrial-scale conversion of cellulosic biomass into biofuels. Cow rumen …

The reconstruction of bacterial and archaeal genomes from shotgun metagenomes has
enabled insights into the ecology and evolution of environmental and host-associated …

Immune systems distinguish “self” from “nonself” to maintain homeostasis and must differentially
gate access to allow colonization by potentially beneficial, nonpathogenic microbes. …