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Microbiome-mediated metabolic defence

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The destructive panicle disease rice false smut is caused by the biotrophic fungus Ustilaginoidea virens. Disease-suppressive microorganisms present in rice panicles have now been found to mediate fungal resistance by modulating the metabolism of the host plant.

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Fig. 1: The phyllosphere microbiome triggers metabolic defences in rice and suppresses U. virens pathogenicity.

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  1. Department of Genetics, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture (ESALQ), University of São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba, Brazil

    Daniela Paula de Toledo Thomazella

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture (ESALQ), University of São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba, Brazil

    Paulo José Pereira Lima Teixeira

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Thomazella, D.P.d.T., Teixeira, P.J.P.L. Microbiome-mediated metabolic defence. Nat. Plants 9, 1174–1175 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-023-01470-5

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