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Extracellular Vesicles in Teasing Apart Complex Plant-Microbiota Links: Implications for Microbiome-Based
Thabiso E Motaung1,2, Emma T Steenkamp1,2
1Division of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Microbiology, University of Pretoriagrid.49697.35, Hatfield, Pretoria, South Africa.
Plant microbial extracellular vesicles (EVs) influence cell physiology. Current research overlooks community-level effects, necessitating a systems approach for microbial biotechnology and disease diagnostics.
Area of Science:
- Microbiology
- Plant Science
- Biotechnology
Background:
- Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are key intercellular communicators.
- Microbiota EVs (mbEVs) influence host physiology in mammals.
- Plant EV research currently lacks a community-level perspective.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the importance of community-level plant microbial EVs.
- To propose a systems-level approach combining vesicle and microbiome analysis.
- To explore the potential of EVs in microbial biotechnology and plant disease diagnostics.
Main Methods:
- Vesicle characterization.
- Microbiome analyses.
- Systems-level approach.
Main Results:
- Current plant EV research is limited to individual microbes.
- A gap exists in understanding community-level EV interactions.
- A systems approach is needed to bridge this knowledge gap.
Conclusions:
- Integrating vesicle characterization and microbiome analysis is crucial.
- EVs offer potential as microbiome manipulation tools.
- EVs can serve as biomarkers for microbiome stability and diagnostics for plant diseases.
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