Frontiers in Microbiology | Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Original Research

Accepted on 29 Dec 2025

Ball milled phosphorus modified biochar improved Nicotiana tabacum L. resistance against Phytophthora nicotianae: reducing oxidative damage, increasing defense hormone content and promoting phenylpropanoid metabolism

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Chunlan Ming
Yushuai Zhang
Mengze Li
Mohamed G. Moussa
Tengfei Liu
Hang Wang
Yongfei Ma
Wuxing Huang
Zicheng Xu
Jiayang Xu

Frontiers in Microbiology

Original Research

Accepted on 29 Dec 2025

Isolation and Identification of Phages Infecting the Pathogen MA9 of Panax notoginseng and Study on the Biocontrol of Root Rot Disease

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Qian Zhou
He Zou
Jinmei Chai
Yunlin Wei

Frontiers in Microbiology

Original Research

Accepted on 29 Dec 2025

Comparative genomics reveals the evolution of emerging race T2 and heavy metal resistance in Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Chien-Jui Huang
Ting-Li Wu
Yu-Han Lin
Yao-Cheng Lin

Frontiers in Microbiology

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Dec 2025

Postbiotic metabolites present in the supernatants of Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus and Bacillus cereus promote the germination and growth of Hibiscus sabdariffa and Prosopis juliflora

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Gabriel Ruiz Aymá
Ricardo Romero Arguelles
Esther Emilia Rios del Toro
Alexa Juarez Gaspar
Alina Olalla Kerstupp
Marco Loredo Tovias
Jose I. Gonzalez Rojas
Licet Villarreal Treviño
Antonio Guzman Velazco
Mayra Alejandra Gomez Govea

Frontiers in Microbiology

Original Research

Accepted on 25 Dec 2025

Claroideoglomus etunicatum Affects the Diversity and 1 Composition of the Rhizosphere Microbial Community to Help Tall 2 Fescue Resist Saline-alkali Stress

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Hui Liu
Xiliang Song
Peiliang Zhang
Lu Liu
Chunhua Li

Frontiers in Microbiology

Original Research

Accepted on 23 Dec 2025

Comprehensive Phenotyping and Genotyping of a Large Diverse Panel of The Wheat Wild Relative, Aegilops tauschii for Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus Tolerance

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Ved Prakash
Laxman Adhikari
Jesse Poland
Shahideh Nouri

Frontiers in Microbiology

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Original Research

Accepted on 22 Dec 2025

Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacillus subtilis Y31 Promotes Cucumber Growth and Yield: Insights from Rhizosphere Microbiomics and Bacterial Genomics

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Yu Fu
Kaixin Lin
Bo Cheng
Lianfen Qi
Qingyin Zhang
Haokai Li
Xiaobo Chen
Chunxiao Zhang

Frontiers in Microbiology

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Original Research

Accepted on 19 Dec 2025

Enhancing Corn Blight Control: Synergistic Interaction Between Bacillus 1 subtilis SL-44 and Hexaconazole via Dual Targeting of Cell Wall and 2 Membrane

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Zhongdi Fan
Wenfei Wang
Ji Chen
Haiteng Nie
Wenjie Jia
Jiali Min
Zhansheng Wu
Fei Tian
Xiaojian Chang
Yanhui He

Frontiers in Microbiology

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Original Research

Published on 19 Dec 2025

Integrated biocontrol strategies using indigenous fungal endophytes Aspergillus fumigatus and Curvularia lunata against wheat stripe rust

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Salman Khan
Khalil Ur Rahman
Humaira Gul
Mamoona Rauf
Tsanko Gechev
Muhammad Arif
Akhtar Ali
Sajid Ali

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1683295

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Original Research

Accepted on 17 Dec 2025

Molecular Investigation on Hazelnut-Associated Fusarium Isolates Belonging to the Fusarium citricola Species Complex

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Federico Brugneti
Silvia Turco
Nepomuscene Ukwibishaka
Barbara Abramczyk
Antonella Cardacino
Angelo Mazzaglia
Rosario Nicoletti
Luigi De Masi
Beata Zimowska

Frontiers in Microbiology

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Original Research

Published on 17 Dec 2025

Novel Verrucomicrobiota strains associated with plant root tissue enhance plant growth and suppress bacterial wilt in tomato

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Minseo Choi
Manigundan Kaari
Hyoung Ju Lee
Seon-Woo Lee

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1712154

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Original Research

Published on 17 Dec 2025

FoCup, a secreted protein, is essential for virulence of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum on cucumber

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Ji-Tong Xu
He Liu
Shi-Dong Li
Rong-Jun Guo
Man-Hong Sun
Chao-Ge Yu
Zhou-Ping Sun
Xiao-Hong Lu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1728884

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Original Research

Published on 17 Dec 2025

Rhizosphere legacy of leaf-diseased rice and its impact on next generation

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Léa Jobert
Vichny Vicheth
Pierre Czernic
Malyna Suong
Gilles Béna
Lionel Moulin

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1677271

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Original Research

Published on 17 Dec 2025

Screening, isolation and characterization of endophytic bacteria from upland Rice for antagonism against Fusarium graminearum

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Ying-ping Hu
Guo-dong Lu
Dong-mei Lin
Xing-sheng Lin
Hai-ling Luo
Mediatrice Hatungimana
Bin Liu
Zhan-xi Lin

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1717984

707 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Dec 2025

Effects of different rice straw returning methods in karst paddy fields on soil bacterial community structure and rice yield: a mechanistic analysis based on 16S rRNA sequencing

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Yueyue Tang
Zhao He
Jiajia Zhou
Hu Wang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1710332

559 views

Opinion

Accepted on 15 Dec 2025

Bioinspired Protocells Exhibiting Anti-Phytopathogenic Properties

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Walter Riofrio

Frontiers in Microbiology

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Original Research

Accepted on 15 Dec 2025

N6-adenosine-methyltransferase MTA70-like participates antiviral responses in Nicotiana benthamiana

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Haijuan WANG
Tianyi Zhang
Jiaxin Xu
Zhenqi Sun
Zhaoran Wu
Baolong Zhang
Qianqian Zhao
Xiangdong Yang
Mingmin Zhao

Frontiers in Microbiology

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Editorial

Accepted on 15 Dec 2025

Editorial: Rhizophagy and other cross-talks in Rhizobiocomplex

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Nagendran Rajalingam
Abhinav Aeron
Verinder Virk
Tofazzal Islam

Frontiers in Microbiology

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Original Research

Published on 12 Dec 2025

Zinc-based amendments and Zn-solubilizing beneficial bacteria mitigate lead-induced toxicity in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Mohammad Shahid
Mohammad Abul Farah
Khalid Mashay Al-Anazi
Leonard Koolman

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1718122

1,134 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Dec 2025

Multi-omics analyses reveal the biocontrol potential of endophytic Paenibacillus peoriae 3-B4 against maize seedling blight

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Yue Hu
Yifan Chen
Shengqian Chao
Yin Zhang
Lili Song
Hui Wang
Yingxiong Hu
Beibei Lv

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1686411

1,075 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Dec 2025

pH-responsive chitosan–silica nanoparticles for salicylic acid delivery to alleviate continuous cropping stress in ginseng cultivation

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Jiajun Wang
Ling Li
Sizhang Liu
Baowei Feng
Zhefeng Xu
Huan Wang
Tao Zhang
Xue Chen
Qiong Li
Changbao Chen

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1671037

762 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Dec 2025

Development of a recombinase-aided isothermal amplification method coupled with a lateral flow dipstick assay for the diagnosis of powdery scab in potatoes

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Jiahui Yang
Honghao Li
Yajie Wang
Yingqing Tang
Fengqi Lan
Yue Sun
Huanhuan Shao
Xiaojie Cheng
Xinyi He
Dongyan Liu

Frontiers in Microbiology

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Original Research

Published on 10 Dec 2025

Protease and chitinase activity of Trichoderma isolates and their synergy with biochar in enhancing chickpea defense related enzymes

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Ranjna Kumari
Bhupendra Koul
Vipul Kumar
Adesh Kumar
Manpreet Kaur Somal
Rohan Samir Kumar Sachan

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1699251

1,078 views

Original Research

Accepted on 09 Dec 2025

Soil Fertility and Rhizosphere Microbiome Affecting Hydroxysafflor Yellow A Accumulation in Safflower

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Wenjie Shen
Wanting Yang
Shuwei Qin
Yang Liu
Guojun Li
Xia Zhang
Mingqiang Bao
Yaqian Lu
Kexin Sun
Aiping Cao

Frontiers in Microbiology

188 views