生活在植物根内部的微生物协同工作，促进植物的生长和对胁迫的耐受性。由荷兰生态研究所（Netherlands Institute of Ecology，NIOO-KNAW）和Wageningen UR领导的一个国际研究小组在今天的科学杂志science上报道了这一发现。

他们利用宏基因组学(metagenomics)技术，表明某些“常驻”细菌可以保护植物根系免受真菌感染。

Helping hands from within: Live-in bacteria protect plants against infections

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191101124618.htm

Journal Reference:

1. Víctor J. Carrión, Juan Perez-Jaramillo, Viviane Cordovez, Vittorio Tracanna, Mattias de Hollander, Daniel Ruiz-Buck, Lucas W. Mendes, Wilfred F.J. van Ijcken, Ruth Gomez-Exposito, Somayah S. Elsayed, Prarthana Mohanraju, Adini Arifah, John van der Oost, Joseph N. Paulson, Rodrigo Mendes, Gilles P. van Wezel, Marnix H. Medema, Jos M. Raaijmakers. Pathogen-induced activation of disease-suppressive functions in the endophytic root microbiome. Science, 2019; 366 (6465): 606 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw9285