ABSTRACT
The 12th iteration of the Japan-US Seminar in Plant Pathology was held in Ithaca, New York at Cornell University in the fall of 2022. Presentations covered a range of topics under the theme "Remodeling of the Plant-Microbe Environment During Disease, Defense, and Mutualism," and the meeting included a panel discussion of best practices in science communication. This report presents highlights of the meeting, from the perspective of early career participants of the seminar. [Formula: see text] Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
ABSTRACT
A diverse lineage of microorganisms inhabits plant roots and interacts with plants in various ways. Further, these microbes communicate and interact with each other within the root microbial community. These symbioses add an array of influences, such as plant growth promotion or indirect protection to the host plant. Omics technology and genetic manipulation have been applied to unravel these interactions. Recent studies probed plants' control over microbes. However, the activity of the root microbial community under host influence has not been elucidated enough. In this mini-review, we discussed the recent advances and limits of omics technology and genetics for dissecting the activity of the root-associated microbial community. These materials may help us formulate the correct experimental plans to capture the entire molecular mechanisms of the plant-microbe interaction.
