Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2021-04-fungi-bacteria-enrich-soil-nutrients.html

by Boyce Thompson Institute A team of researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) has discovered a distinct group of bacteria that may help fungi and plants …

ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200807093758.htm

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Aarhus University

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Plants recognize beneficial microbes and keep harmful ones out, which is important for healthy plants production and global food security. …

The specialized diet of a beetle is largely due to bacteria that live inside the insect

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A leaf-eating beetle has evolved a symbiotic relationship that allows the …

ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200302113408.htm

John Innes Centre

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A new study describes the discovery of a common genetic basis for plant symbioses.

Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-02-symbiotic-viruses-host-insects-override.html

Aphids, small sap-sucking insects, are virus carriers responsible for significant economic losses in many crops worldwide. Many aphids form symbiotic and mutualistic …

Science https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/11/love-insects-and-their-microbial-partners-helped-biologist-reveal-secrets-symbiosis

The sesame seed–size bug she nabbed—a psyllid, which causes the plant stems or leaves it feeds on to form hard nodules …

Genetic Literacy Project https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/11/06/microbes-living-in-plant-roots-fight-off-fungal-infection-cutting-need-for-pesticides-study-shows/

Micro-organisms living inside plant roots team up to boost the plant’s growth and …

ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190919093936.htm

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Montana State University

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A new article discusses the potential ramifications of the discovery for combating the serious damage done by sawflies.

A team of …

UC Mercer University News https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2018/leafhopper-insects-enlighten-researchers-about-complex-bacterial-relationships