Francisco Dini-Andreote

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They show how Fusarium infection drives leaf-surface alkalinization — and how acid-producing Pseudomonas species flip the switch to suppress disease.
Happy to have chipped in a little (also with @fdiniandreote.bsky.social

Keystone Pseudomonas species in the wheat phyllosphere microbiome mitigate Fusarium head blight by altering host pH Fusarium graminearum (F. graminearum) pathogen induces wheat phyllosphere alkalinization, promoting the development of Fusarium head blight (FHB). Xu et al. show that host-acidifying Pseudomonas, sele...

Keystone Pseudomonas species in the wheat phyllosphere microbiome mitigate Fusarium head blight by altering host pH

-in @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social from Qin Gu at Nanjing Agricultural University
with @rlberendsen.bsky.social @fdiniandreote.bsky.social

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Fusarium graminearum (F. graminearum) pathogen induces wheat phyllosphere alkalinization, promoting the development of Fusarium head blight (FHB). Xu et al. show that host-acidifying Pseudomonas, selectively enriched in the wheat phyllosphere during F. graminearum invasion, counteract the pathogen-induced alkalinization through organic acid production, thereby suppressing FHB and emerging as effective biocontrol agents

"Keystone Pseudomonas species in the wheat phyllosphere microbiome mitigate Fusarium head blight by altering host pH" spkl.io/63323AdYmJ

#NanjingAgriculturalUniversity Wu Xiong, Xuewen Gao, Qin Gu & colleagues
@cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social

Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025 The Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list identifies and celebrates individuals who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields of research. Through rigorous selection criteria and ...

Happy to see our team’s work recognized on the Clarivate #HighlyCitedResearchers list. Having my name included reflects the dedication, creativity, and collaboration of so many colleagues. Grateful for this community.
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Thank you! Looking forward to your talk 😉

Soil-dwelling Naegleria enhances plant performance by stimulating beneficial bacterial functions in the rhizosphere - Nature Communications Soil protists can impact plant performance. Here the authors show that soil-dwelling Naegleria can enhance plant health by predating on pathogens, promoting beneficial bacteria, and stimulating protec...

Soil-dwelling Naegleria enhances plant performance by stimulating beneficial bacterial functions in the rhizosphere

@natcomms.nature.com by Yang Yue and colleagues from Wu Xiong (Qirong Shen) at Nanjing Agricultural University
with @fdiniandreote.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Common mycorrhizal networks facilitate plant disease resistance by altering rhizosphere microbiome assembly Common mycorrhizal networks (CMNs) facilitate chemical communication between plants. Zhang et al. demonstrate the transfer of jasmonic acid via CMN from Botrytis cinerea-infected donor plants to healt...

Interesting findings from @fdiniandreote.bsky.social & colleagues:

🌱 Plants use underground fungal highways to share defense signals.

CMNs transfer jasmonic acid from infected → healthy plants, reshaping rhizosphere microbes (like Streptomyces) that fight off pathogens.

Read more👉

🫣 thanks for sharing!

Plant-microbe interactions amid global change Terrestrial plants have ancient evolutionary relationships with microbes. Global change alters these interactions, with impacts on natural and agricultural ecosystems. This commentary outlines an over...

Plant-microbe interactions amid global change
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Commentary by @fdiniandreote.bsky.social‬ examining research directions toward effectively harnessing plant-microbe interactions to promote plant & ecosystem tolerance amid global change scenarios
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New paper out! Here, I provide my personal view on "Plant-microbe interactions in the context of global change biology"
@psumbiome.bsky.social @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social
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The economic spectrum of soil food webs Soils are highly heterogeneous ecosystems hosting multiple organisms engaged in trophic interactions. We introduce the economic spectrum of soil food …

🦠📚 Just out: @fdiniandreote.bsky.social and colleagues introduce the economic spectrum of soil food webs — a new framework linking traits across soil organisms (from microbes to mites) to ecosystem function.

Read more 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SoilMicrobiome #OneHealth

Harnessing the phyllosphere microbiota of wild foxtail millet for designing beneficial cross-kingdom synthetic communities Abstract. Understanding the interplay between mechanisms in plant microbiome assembly and functioning of wild ancestors has led to the proposal of a novel

Harnessing the phyllosphere microbiota of wild foxtail millet for designing beneficial cross-kingdom synthetic communities

#ISMEComms by Xiaoyu Zai et al
with @cmelkonian.bsky.social @vivianecordovez.bsky.social @marnixmedema.bsky.social

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Paper spotlight on the review by @fdiniandreote.bsky.social and colleagues, @finkel-lab.bsky.social, Gabriel Castrillo, @darrenmwells.bsky.social

"molecular and ecological understanding of microbial-mediated root plasticity in terrestrial systems"👇

Microbial drivers of root plasticity Soils are highly heterogeneous and dynamic systems, experiencing a constant flow of plant root exudates and moisture fluctuations that affect nutrient distribution, soil physicochemical properties, a...

New Tansley review out in @newphyt.bsky.social with @fdiniandreote.bsky.social and Gabriel Castrillo! We explore how the root is shaped by dialogue with soil microbes—highlighting emerging mechanisms and future research directions in root plasticity and microbiome interactions.
tinyurl.com/38mkyx5t

🔬 New from our faculty: A must-read review on how root development is shaped by microbial interactions. Great work by @finkel-lab.bsky.social, @fdiniandreote.bsky.social & Gabriel Castrillo! 🌱🧬

YouTube video by MicrobeTV Matters Microbial #90: Using Soil Microbiomes in Sustainable Agriculture

@fdiniandreote.bsky.social was recently featured on the Matters Microbial podcast hosted by @markowenmartin.bsky.social. Check out the episode to learn about how understanding soil microbiomes can improve sustainable agriculture!

I recently interviewed Dr. Francisco Dini Andreote at Penn State for my podcast, and he said something that really resonabed with me.

Yes, it's Thursday! Time for Episode 90 of #MattersMicrobial. Dr. Francisco Dini Andreote of Penn State joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how the plant microbiome can be used in agriculture. Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord. microbe.tv

youtu.be/krQGvMggA3Y?...

Interplay of ecological processes modulates microbial community reassembly following coalescence Abstract. Microbial community coalescence refers to the mixing of entire microbial communities and their environments. Despite conceptually analogous to a

A new pub led by Luana Bresciani, @fdiniandreote.bsky.social, and other Penn State researchers is out in @isme-microbes.bsky.social journal. They developed a beta-diversity-based statistical approach to dissect microbiome coalescence (mixing of communities). 🦠🤝🦠

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🌱 3 More Keynote Speakers for Plant Microbiome Symposium 2025! 🌱

🔬 Ioannis Stringlis – Agricultural University of Athens

🌍 Ainhoa Martínez Medina – IRNASA-CSIC

🔎 Francisco Dini Andreote – Pennsylvania State University

📅 Register now: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com
#PlantMicrobiome #PMS2025

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