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  • Microbiology
  • Plant Science
  • Synthetic Biology

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  • Plant and soil microbiomes are diverse communities impacting plant growth and health.
  • Intercellular signals from natural products mediate microbiome interactions, influencing their effect on plants.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the potential of engineering microbial intercellular signalling pathways.
  • To advance microbiome engineering for beneficial crop interactions.

Main Methods:

  • Review of research from 2015-2020 on microbiome engineering.
  • Discussion of strategies involving synergistic consortia and genetic engineering of signalling pathways.

Main Results:

  • Engineering intercellular signalling in microbiomes is an underutilized but promising area.
  • Optimized microbiomes can be achieved through combined selection and genetic modification.

Conclusions:

  • Exploiting natural signalling circuits presents a significant opportunity for microbiome engineering.
  • Genetic engineering of signal pathways, alongside consortia selection, can lead to optimized plant-microbiome interactions.