A growing world population and an increasing demand for greater food production requires
that crop losses caused by pests and diseases are dramatically reduced. Concurrently, …

Streptomyces bacteria are ubiquitous in soils and are well known for producing secondary
metabolites, including antimicrobials. Increasingly, they are being isolated from plant roots, …

Background Conventional methods of agricultural pest control and crop fertilisation are
unsustainable. To meet growing demand, we must find ecologically responsible means to control …

Actinobacteria is an ancient phylum of Gram-positive bacteria with a characteristic high GC
content to their DNA. The ActinoBase Wiki is focused on the filamentous actinobacteria, such …

Streptomycetes are known as producers of bioactive substances, particularly antibiotics.
Streptomyces netropsis IMV Ac-5025 simultaneously produces different classes of antibiotics, …

Arabidopsis thaliana has a diverse but consistent root microbiome, recruited in part 24 by
the release of fixed carbon in root exudates. Here we focussed on the recruitment of 25 …

Streptomyces bacteria are ubiquitous in soils and are well-known for producing secondary
metabolites, including antimicrobials. Increasingly, they are being isolated from plant roots …

The demand for staple food crops is rising alongside the world’s population and matching
supply to demand is one of the greatest challenges facing global food security. A key strategy …

Streptomyces is a genus of soil dwelling actinomycetes that play an important role in plant
health through association with plant roots. They provide an array of benefits to the plant host …

… This project would not have been possible without help from Dr Rebecca Devine and extensive
support from Dr Jake Newitt, Dr Neil Holmes, Dr Claudio Greco and Hannah McDonald. I’…