Microbes Saving Lives and Reducing Suffering
Microbial Biotechnology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
18(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
Bridging the gap: Phage manufacturing processes from laboratory to agri-food industry
Virus Research,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
353, С. 199537 - 199537
Опубликована: Янв. 31, 2025
Язык: Английский
Harnessing Bacteriophages for Sustainable Crop Protection in the Face of Climate Change
Microbial Biotechnology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
18(2)
Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
Crop
pathogens
represent
a
major
challenge
to
global
food
security,
causing
over
40%
yield
losses
in
key
crops
and
annual
economic
impacts
estimated
at
up
US$290
billion.
Microbial‐based
alternatives
synthetic
agrochemicals
offer
sustainable
solutions
aligned
with
initiatives
like
the
European
Union's
Green
Deal.
Among
these,
bacteriophage
(phage)
therapy
has
gained
attention
for
its
specificity,
effectiveness
against
plant
safety
crops.
Here,
we
highlight
recent
research
on
phage
strategies
their
potential
utility
agriculture,
showcasing
reducing
phytopathogen
densities,
delaying
disease
onset,
enriching
plant‐associated
bacterial
taxa
biocontrol
potential.
Phage
cocktails
improve
biocontrol,
mitigate
resistance,
synergize
other
biological
chemical
agents.
Emerging
technologies
engineered
phages
also
promise
enhanced
efficacy.
Addressing
challenges
field
inconsistencies,
regulatory
hurdles
is
crucial
integrating
into
agriculture
under
climate
stress.
Язык: Английский
Phage biocontrol success of bacterial wilt depends on synergistic interactions with resident rhizosphere microbiota
Microbial Biotechnology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
17(11)
Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2024
Abstract
Phages
can
successfully
be
used
in
vitro
and
planta
to
biocontrol
the
phytopathogenic
Ralstonia
solanacearum
bacterium
—the
causal
agent
of
bacterial
wilt
disease.
However,
phage
outcomes
are
still
variable,
it
is
unclear
what
causes
this.
In
this
study,
we
assessed
efficiency
four
phages
controlled
experiments
all
one‐
two‐phage
combinations.
We
found
that
using
combination
did
not
improve
relative
single
treatments,
while
certain
their
combinations
were
more
effective
than
others.
High
intra‐treatment
variability
was
observed
across
which
associated
with
clear
shifts
microbiome
composition,
a
reduction
R.
an
increase
densities.
further
identified
taxa
these
‘shifted’
microbiomes
conducted
additional
plant
growth
experiments,
demonstrating
some
enriched
species
could
protect
plants
from
infections—a
pattern
also
partial
least
squares
path
modelling
(PLS‐PM).
Together,
results
suggest
open
niche
space
for
beneficial
bacteria
by
reducing
pathogen
densities
rhizosphere
microbiome‐dependent,
introduce
between‐replicate
variation,
even
greenhouse
conditions.
Язык: Английский