From soil health to food quality: a review of microbiome-mediated interactions across the soil-plant-food continuum

This scientific article was written by in collaboration with the Microbiomes4Soy coordinator Angela Sessitsch from the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology. Read the abstract below for more information. The full article is available Open Access here. Abstract The soil microbiome is fundamental to soil health in agroecosystems, regulating primary productivity and nutrient cycling. Growing evidence indicates that it […]
Microbiome modulation for sustainable crop production and climate resilience

This scientific article was written by in collaboration with the Microbiomes4Soy coordinator Angela Sessitsch from the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology. Read the abstract below for more information. The full article is available Open Access here. Abstract The microbiome is fundamental to plant performance in agroecosystems, influencing primary productivity and climate resilience. Microbiome modulation refers to the targeted […]
From “synthetic” to defined microbial communities for clearer terminology

This scientific article was written by in collaboration with leading microbiome scientists including Microbiomes4Soy partners Angela Sessitsch and Tanja Kostic from the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology and Corné M. J. Pieterse from Utrecht University Read the abstract below for more information. The full article is available Open Access here. Abstract Consortia of microbial isolates, also known […]
Soy and the gut microbiome: a bi-directional relationship shaping nutrition and health

This scientific article was written by Paul O’Toole, a Microbiomes4Soy partner from the University of College Cork. Read the abstract below for more information. The full article is available Open Access here. Abstract The gut microbiome is a transducer of the health effects of many food ingredients because of its ability to convert them into health-impacting compounds. Plant-forward […]
The Extended Plant Immune System (2025)

This scientific article was written by Corné M. J. Pieterse, a Microbiomes4Soy partner from the Utrecht University. Read the abstract below for more information. The full article is available Open Access here. Abstract When disease resistance was still viewed as a vague physiological response rather than a genetically defined process, Harold Henry Flor laid the foundation for our […]
Ageing, microbes and health (2024)

This scientific article was written by Paul O’Toole, a Microbiomes4Soy partner from the University of College Cork. Read the abstract below for more information. The full article is available Open Access here. Abstract The human gut microbiome is a modifier of the risk for many non-communicable diseases throughout the lifespan. In ageing, the effect of […]