Plant Microbe Interaction 2017 / / edited by Jan Schirawski and Michael H. Perlin.

• TeilnehmendeR: Schirawski, Jan,; Perlin, Michael H.,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel : : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute,, 2018.; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 262 pages) :; illustrations

Plants interact with microbes in many different ways and on many different levels. The most obvious interaction results in plant disease, which can be a severe threat to the global food supply. Therefore, research strives to uncover the mechanisms of host plant invasion, learn about the weapons used by pathogenic microbes, and understand the defense strategies of the affected plants. On the other hand, many interactions with the plant are indeed beneficial for the plant, increasing its ability to recruit limiting nutrients from the soil, preventing the growth of more detrimental microbes, or making the plant more resistant to abiotic stresses. Plants also serve as habitats for microbes that may colonize apoplastic spaces within leaves, may live on plant surfaces, or may prosper in the immediate vicinity of plant organs (e.g., in the rhizosoil). In this book, one editorial, two review articles, and twelve original research articles highlight the newest research endeavors on plants interacting with beneficial microbes, having to cope with detrimental microbes, or hosting complete microbiomes. Together, these articles contribute to the knowledge essential for the development of strategies that will prepare our plants to withstand the increasingly harsh conditions they will be exposed to in the coming years of climate change.

Table of Contents

About the Special Issue Editors . vii -- Preface to "Plant Microbe Interaction 2017" ix -- Jan Schirawski and Michael H. Perlin Plant-Microbe Interaction 2017-The Good, the Bad and the Diverse Reprinted from: Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19, 1374, doi: 10.3390/ijms19051374 1 -- Sai Shiva Krishna Prasad Vurukonda, Davide Giovanardi and Emilio Stefani Plant Growth Promoting and Biocontrol Activity of Streptomyces spp. as Endophytes Reprinted from: Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19, 952, doi: 10.3390/ijms19040952 7 -- Blanca Montalb ´an, Sofie Thijs, Ma Carmen Lobo, Nele Weyens, Marcel Ameloot, Jaco Vangronsveld and Araceli P´erez-Sanz Cultivar and Metal-Specific Effects of Endophytic Bacteria in Helianthus tuberosus Exposed to Cd and Zn Reprinted from: Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18, 2026, doi: 10.3390/ijms18102026 33 -- An-Yu Su, Shu-Qi Niu, Yuan-Zheng Liu, Ao-Lei He, Qi Zhao, Paul W. Par´e, Meng-Fei Li, Qing-Qing Han, Sardar Ali Khan and Jin-Lin Zhang Synergistic Effects of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (GB03) and Water Retaining Agent on Drought Tolerance of Perennial Ryegrass Reprinted from: Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18, 2651, doi: 10.3390/ijms18122651 47 -- Ao-Lei He, Shu-Qi Niu, Qi Zhao, Yong-Sheng Li, Jing-Yi Gou, Hui-Juan Gao, Sheng-Zhou Suo and Jin-Lin Zhang Induced Salt Tolerance of Perennial Ryegrass by a Novel Bacterium Strain from the Rhizosphere of a Desert Shrub Haloxylon ammodendron Reprinted from: Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19, 469, doi: 10.3390/ijms19020469 60 -- Qiang Zhang, Xinpeng Gao, Yanyun Ren, Xinhua Ding, Jiajia Qiu, Ning Li, Fanchang Zeng and Zhaohui Chu Improvement of Verticillium Wilt Resistance by Applying Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi to a Cotton Variety with High Symbiotic Efficiency under Field Conditions Reprinted from: Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19, 241, doi: 10.3390/ijms19010241 79 -- Nilam Borah, Emad Albarouki and Jan Schirawski Comparative Methods for Molecular Determination of Host-Specificity Factors in Plant-Pathogenic Fungi Reprinted from: Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19, 863, doi: 10.3390/ijms19030863 97 -- Venkata S. Kuppireddy, Vladimir N. Uversky, Su San Toh, Ming-Chang Tsai, William C. Beckerson, Catarina Cahill, Brittany Carman and Michael H. Perlin Identification and Initial Characterization of the Effectors of an Anther Smut Fungus and Potential Host Target Proteins Reprinted from: Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18, 2489, doi: 10.3390/ijms18112489 116 -- Meiling Gao, Siyu Yao, Yang Liu, Haining Yu, Pinsan Xu, Wenhui Sun, Zhongji Pu, Hongman Hou and Yongming Bao Transcriptome Analysis of Tomato Leaf Spot Pathogen Fusarium proliferatum: De novo Assembly, Expression Profiling, and Identification of Candidate Effectors Reprinted from: Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19, 31, doi: 10.3390/ijms19010031 . 135 -- Tao Wang, Gang Wang, Zhan-Hui Jia, De-Lin Pan, Ji-Yu Zhang and Zhong-Ren Guo Transcriptome Analysis of Kiwifruit in Response to Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Infection Reprinted from: Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19, 373, doi: 10.3390/ijms19020373 150 -- Alexander Adam, Stephan Deimel, Javier Pardo-Medina, Jorge Garc´ıa-Mart´ınez, Tilen Konte, M. Carmen Lim ´on, Javier Avalos and Ulrich Terpitz Protein Activity of the Fusarium fujikuroi Rhodopsins CarO and OpsA and Their Relation to Fungus-Plant Interaction Reprinted from: Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19, 215, doi: 10.3390/ijms19010215 164 -- Haimin Chen, Hongxia Wu, Bin Yan, Hongguang Zhao, Fenghua Liu, Haihua Zhang, Qing Sheng, Fang Miao and Zongsuo Liang Core Microbiome of Medicinal Plant Salvia miltiorrhiza Seed: A Rich Reservoir of Beneficial Microbes for Secondary Metabolism? Reprinted from: Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19, 672, doi: 10.3390/ijms19030672 184 -- Ariadna S. S´anchez-L ´opez, Isabel Pintelon, Vincent Stevens, Valeria Imperato, Jean-Pierre Timmermans, Carmen Gonz ´alez-Ch ´avez, Rogelio Carrillo-Gonz ´alez, Jonathan Van Hamme, Jaco Vangronsveld and Sofie Thijs Seed Endophyte Microbiome of Crotalaria pumila Unpeeled: Identification of Plant-Beneficial Methylobacteria Reprinted from: Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19, 291, doi: 10.3390/ijms19010291 199 -- Qisong Li, Jun Chen, Linkun Wu, Xiaomian Luo, Na Li, Yasir Arafat, Sheng Lin and Wenxiong Lin Belowground Interactions Impact the Soil Bacterial Community, Soil Fertility, and Crop Yield in Maize/Peanut Intercropping Systems Reprinted from: Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19, 622, doi: 10.3390/ijms19020622 219 -- Yasir Arafat, Xiaoya Wei, Yuhang Jiang, Ting Chen, Hafiz Sohaib Ahmed Saqib, Sheng Lin and Wenxiong Lin Spatial Distribution Patterns of Root-Associated Bacterial Communities Mediated by Root Exudates in Different Aged Ratooning Tea Monoculture Systems Reprinted from: Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18, 1727, doi: 10.3390/ijms18081727 235.