The power of microbial life for the transformation towards a sustainable planet: key messages from the 2024 IUMS Congress in Florence, the city of the Renaissance.

The 2024 International Union of Microbiological Societies Congress was held in Florence, the city of Renaissance. The theme was to increase the awareness of the power of microbial life, recognizing that it can lead the transformation towards a sustainable planet. The meeting gathered over 1400 experts from more than 90 countries and focused on the transformative potential of microbiology in addressing global challenges and aligning microbial science with the Sustainable Development Goals.

Hybrid lineage of overlapping on wheat, barley and wild barley hosts in Uzbekistan, Central Asia.

Stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis (Ps), is a destructive disease affecting various crops worldwide, including wheat, barley, rye, triticale and certain graminaceous hosts. Recently, clonal lineages of Ps on wheat have been reported in Uzbekistan, a Central Asian region. However, it is still unclear how these clonal lineages persist throughout the year and whether they are exclusive to wheat or can also infect other hosts.

Endophytic Bioactive Compounds for Wound Healing: A Review of Biological Activities and Therapeutic Potential.

Endophytic microorganisms inhabiting plant tissues constitute a unique and largely untapped reservoir of bioactive metabolites, including phenolics, terpenoids, alkaloids, polysaccharides, and anthraquinones, among others. This review focuses on the potential of these compounds to modulate the complex processes of wound repair, such as hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. Uniquely, this review delineates the specific mechanisms supported not only by indirect evidence but by primary research directly linking endophytic metabolites to wound repair.

Insight into endophytic microbial diversity in two halophytes and plant beneficial attributes of .

This study utilized high-throughput sequencing to investigate endophytic bacteria diversity in halophytic plants (AT) and (AE) from the Aral Sea region. Following sequence processing, 356 Amplicon Sequence Variants (ASVs) were discovered. The abundance and variety of endophytic bacteria were higher in AT.

Harnessing chickpea bacterial endophytes for improved plant health and fitness.

Endophytic bacteria live asymptomatically inside the tissues of host plants without inflicting any damage. Endophytes can confer several beneficial traits to plants, which can contribute to their growth, development, and overall health. They have been found to stimulate plant growth by enhancing nutrient uptake and availability.

Plant beneficial traits of endophytic bacteria associated with fennel ( Mill.).

In this study, we used 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis to describe the diversity of cultivable endophytic bacteria associated with fennel ( Mill.) and determined their plant-beneficial traits. The bacterial isolates from the roots of fennel belonged to four phyla: (BRN1 and BRN3), (BRN5, BRN6, and BRN7), (BRN2), and (BRN4).

Molecular Genotyping Analysis Suggested High Clonality and Simple Marker Loci in f. sp. Population in Uzbekistan, Central Asian Region.

f. sp. () is a destructive pathogen that causes wheat stripe rust worldwide.

Antimicrobial Action Mechanisms of Natural Compounds Isolated from Endophytic Microorganisms.

Infectious diseases are a significant challenge to global healthcare, especially in the face of increasing antibiotic resistance. This urgent issue requires the continuous exploration and development of new antimicrobial drugs. In this regard, the secondary metabolites derived from endophytic microorganisms stand out as promising sources for finding antimicrobials.

Shared governance in the plant holobiont and implications for one health.

The holobiont Holobiont theory is more than 80 years old, while the importance of microbial communities for plant holobionts was already identified by Lorenz Hiltner more than a century ago. Both concepts are strongly supported by results from the new field of microbiome research. Here, we present ecological and genetic features of the plant holobiont that underpin principles of a shared governance between hosts and microbes and summarize the relevance of plant holobionts in the context of global change.

Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Activities of the Secondary Metabolites of Endophytic Fungi Isolated from the Medicinal Plant .

According to the World Health Organization, it is estimated that by 2050, drug-resistant infections could cause up to 10 million deaths annually. Therefore, finding a new generation of antibiotics is crucial. Natural compounds from endophytic fungi are considered a potential source of new-generation antibiotics.

Viral Community Structure and Potential Functions in the Dried-Out Aral Sea Basin Change along a Desiccation Gradient.

The dried-out Aral Sea basin represents an extreme environment due to a man-made ecological disaster. Studies conducted in this unique environment revealed high levels of pollution and a specifically adapted microbiota; however, viral populations remained entirely unexplored. By employing an in-depth analysis based on the sequencing of metagenomic DNA recovered from rhizosphere samples of Suaeda acuminata (C.

Function-Based Rhizosphere Assembly along a Gradient of Desiccation in the Former Aral Sea.

The desiccation of the Aral Sea represents one of the largest human-made environmental regional disasters. The salt- and toxin-enriched dried-out basin provides a natural laboratory for studying ecosystem functioning and rhizosphere assembly under extreme anthropogenic conditions. Here, we investigated the prokaryotic rhizosphere communities of the native pioneer plant Suaeda acuminata (C.

The Metabolic Potential of Endophytic Associated with Medicinal Plant as a Plant-Growth Stimulator.

Bio-fertilizer practice considers not only economical but also environmentally friendly, sustainable agriculture. Endophytes can play important beneficiary roles in plant development, directly, indirectly, or synergistically. In this study, the majority of our endophytic actinobacteria were able to possess direct plant growth-promoting (PGP) traits, including auxin (88%), ammonia (96%), siderophore production (94%), and phosphate solubilization (24%), along with cell-wall degrading enzymes such as protease (75%), cellulase (81%), lipase (81%), and chitinase (18%).

The diversity of bacterial endophytes from L and their plant beneficial traits.

This study reports the diversity of cultivable endophytic bacteria associated with yellow iris ( L.) by using 16S rRNA gene analysis and their plant beneficial traits. The 16S rRNA sequence similarities of endophytic bacteria isolated from the leaves and roots of yellow iris showed that the isolates belonged to the genera and .

A Novel -Based Formulation along with Mycorrhiza Inoculation for Controlling and Simultaneously Improving Growth, Nutrient Uptake, and Steviol Glycosides in under Field Conditions.

The excess use of chemicals by farmers in the agroecosystems degrades soil quality, disturbs soil ecology, and increases soil salinity and health hazards in humans. is an important medicinal and aromatic crop whose leaves contain steviol glycosides (SGs). The NAIMCC-B-02323 strain STJP from the rhizosphere of producing salicylic acid (16.