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Investigating plant–microbe interactions within the root

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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.

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We would like to thank Takeshi Higa for the critical reading of our manuscript.

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This work was supported in part by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences (JSPS) KAKENHI Grant (20H02986, 21H05150), and a Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) grant (JPMJFR200A).

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YDU and TANN: conceptualization, literature exploration, writing–original draft, review, and editing. KH: critical review and editing.

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Utami, Y.D., Nguyen, T.A.N. & Hiruma, K. Investigating plant–microbe interactions within the root. Arch Microbiol 204, 639 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-022-03257-2

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