Unlocking the power of Pseudomonas: network-guided isolation enhances plant growth on Achnatherum inebrians
Jinjin Liang, Chunjie Li, Xingxu Zhang, Zhibiao Nan · 2026
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Jinjin Liang, Chunjie Li, Xingxu Zhang, and Zhibiao Nan study in a 2026 paper how a fungus shapes germs around a grass plant. The plant hosts a fungus that lives inside it, and the pair affects which bacteria live on seeds and leaves. The team wanted to find key bacteria that help the plant grow.
Network maps showed simpler germ webs on plants with the fungus than on plants without it. A germ group called Pseudomonas stood out as a hub in both seed and leaf webs. Plants with the fungus held far more of that group, at up to 35% of leaf germs grown in the lab. Adding picked strains back to plants boosted their growth in tests.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jinjin Liang, Chunjie Li, Xingxu Zhang, Zhibiao Nan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 53 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |