From synthetic communities to synthetic ecosystems: exploring causalities in plant–microbe–environment interactions

Guillaume Chesneau; Johannes Herpell; Rubén Garrido‐Oter; Stéphane Hacquard

doi:10.1111/nph.20250

journal article Nov 05, 2024

From synthetic communities to synthetic ecosystems: exploring causalities in plant–microbe–environment interactions

Guillaume Chesneau

Johannes Herpell

Rubén Garrido‐Oter Stéphane Hacquard

New Phytologist Vol. 245 No. 2 pp. 496-502 · Wiley

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Abstract

SummaryThe plant microbiota research field has rapidly shifted from efforts aimed at gaining a descriptive understanding of microbiota composition to a focus on acquiring mechanistic insights into microbiota functions and assembly rules. This evolution was driven by our ability to establish comprehensive collections of plant‐associated microbes and to reconstruct meaningful microbial synthetic communities (SynComs). We argue that this powerful deconstruction–reconstruction strategy can be used to reconstitute increasingly complex synthetic ecosystems (SynEcos) and mechanistically understand high‐level biological organization. The transitioning from simple to more advanced, fully tractable and programmable gnotobiotic SynEcos is ongoing and aims at rationally simplifying natural ecosystems by engineering them. Such reconstitution ecology approaches represent an untapped strategy for bridging the gap between ecology and functional biology and for unraveling plant–microbiota–environment mechanisms that modulate ecosystem health, assembly, and functioning.

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Published: Nov 05, 2024
Vol/Issue: 245(2)
Pages: 496-502
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Authors

G

Guillaume Chesneau

Department of Plant Microbe Interactions Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research 50829 Cologne Germany

J

Johannes Herpell

Department of Plant Microbe Interactions Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research 50829 Cologne Germany

R

Rubén Garrido‐Oter

Department of Plant Microbe Interactions Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research 50829 Cologne Germany; Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS) Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research 50829 Cologne Germany; Earlham Institute Norwich Research Park NR4 7UZ Norwich UK

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Stéphane Hacquard

Department of Plant Microbe Interactions Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research 50829 Cologne Germany; Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS) Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research 50829 Cologne Germany

Funding

HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council Award: MICROBIOSIS 101089198

Cite This Article

Guillaume Chesneau, Johannes Herpell, Rubén Garrido‐Oter, et al. (2024). From synthetic communities to synthetic ecosystems: exploring causalities in plant–microbe–environment interactions. New Phytologist, 245(2), 496-502. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20250

From synthetic communities to synthetic ecosystems: exploring causalities in plant–microbe–environment interactions

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