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Soil microbiome manipulation triggers direct and possible indirect suppression against Ralstonia solanacearum and Fusarium oxysporum

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 2021
Soil microbiome manipulation can potentially reduce the use of pesticides by improving the ability of soils to resist or recover from pathogen infestation, thus generating natural suppressiveness.
Xuhui Deng, Na Zhang, Zongzhuan Shen, Chengzhi Zhu, Hongjun Liu, Zhihui Xu, Rong Li, Qirong Shen, Joana Falcao Salles   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Insight into the Internal Structure of Biogenic, Synthetic and Geological Apatite by Electron Microscopy and X‐Ray Scattering

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Apatite occurs in many forms in nature, e.g. in teeth and geological minerals. Internally, biological apatite contains nanocrystals that are also found in synthetically prepared calcium phosphate nanoparticles which are used in biomedicine, e.g. for gene and drug delivery and for bone regeneration. Abstract Calcium phosphate is the inorganic component (
Kathrin Kostka, Oleg Prymak, Kateryna Loza, Matthias Epple   +3 more
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From Waste to Value: Conversion of Calcium Sulfate to Vaterite via Carbon Capture and Storage

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces a new concept for carbon management that relies on the carbonation of industrial gypsum waste and yields phase‐pure vaterite at ambient conditions without any additives. The obtained vaterite is further shown to be a reactive material that develops compressive strength in aqueous suspensions like conventional cements.
Carlos Pimentel, German Montes‐Hernández, Pablo Almarza‐Cifuentes, Matthias Kellermeier, Alexander E.S. Van Driessche   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Turning Waste into Wealth: Utilizing Trichoderma’s Solid-State Fermentation to Recycle Tea Residue for Tea Cutting Production

Agronomy
Trichoderma is a widely recognized plant-growth-promoting fungus that has been extensively utilized in various agricultural applications. However, research on the economic production of Trichoderma spores and their effects on tea cuttings must be further
Zhen Meng, Shuangshuang Xiang, Xue Wang, Jian Zhang, Guoxin Bai, Hongjun Liu, Rong Li, Qirong Shen   +7 more
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Microneedle‐Based Biofertilizer Delivery Improves Plant Growth Through Microbiome Engineering

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This figure shows how microneedles are used to deliver biofertilizers to enhance plant growth through microbial migration, metabolic reprogramming, and changes in plant endogenous microbiome. Abstract This study presents a microneedle‐based system for the delivery of rhizospheric biofertilizers into plant tissues to enhance growth.
Zhicheng Le, Sevugan Mayalagu, Cheng‐Yen Chen, Raktim Bhattacharya, Abhishek Gupta, Jingyuan Li, Zhi Wei Norman Teo, Yufeng Shou, Arya Gopinath MP, Danni Zhong, Tedrick Thomas Salim Lew, Hao Yu, Naweed I. Naqvi, Sanjay Swarup, Andy Tay   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Threat of Human Pathogens in Farmlands: A One Health Perspective

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
A key aspect of “One Health” is to recognize that environmental health and human health are inseparable. In this interconnected network, farmland plays a crucial role, as it serves as a link connecting various ecosystems.
Gaofei Jiang, Xinrun Yang, Thomas Pommier, Yangchun Xu, Qirong Shen, Zhong Wei   +5 more
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Polyferrocene‐Based Cubosomes: Conversion to Magnetic Mesoporous Microparticles, Supramolecular Modification, and Oxidation Response

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Polyferrocene block copolymers are synthesized and assembled into micron‐sized polymer cubosomes with double diamond lattice and pore diameter of ≈30 nm. The ferrocene functionality is retained within the polymer cubosome wall as demonstrated on supramolecular modification, and oxidative disassembly.
Chin Ken Wong, Suna Azhdari, Marvin Foith, Chen Chen, André H. Gröschel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Methionine inducing carbohydrate esterase secretion of Trichoderma harzianum enhances the accessibility of substrate glycosidic bonds

Microbial Cell Factories
Background The conversion of plant biomass into biochemicals is a promising way to alleviate energy shortage, which depends on efficient microbial saccharification and cellular metabolism. Trichoderma spp.
Yang Liu, Tuo Li, Han Zhu, Linhua Cao, Lebin Liang, Dongyang Liu, Qirong Shen   +6 more
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Suppressing Ralstonia solanacearum and Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Tomato Rhizosphere Soil through Companion Planting with Basil or Cilantro

Agronomy
The effects of companion planting on soil antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and associated microbial composition have remained largely unclear until now.
Tingting Li, Yannan Ou, Shuqin Ling, Ming Gao, Xuhui Deng, Hongjun Liu, Rong Li, Zongzhuan Shen, Qirong Shen   +8 more
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Biosynthetic gene cluster profiling predicts the positive association between antagonism and phylogeny in Bacillus

Nature Communications, 2022
Interference competition exemplified by antagonism remains controversial. Using comparative genomic analysis and antagonistic assessments, this study shows that the distribution profile of biosynthetic gene clusters within Bacillus genomes is consistent ...
Liming Xia, Youzhi Miao, A’li Cao, Yan Liu, Zihao Liu, Xinli Sun, Yansheng Xue, Zhihui Xu, Weibing Xun, Qirong Shen, Nan Zhang, Ruifu Zhang   +11 more
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