When soils learn to suppress nematodes
An evaluation of banana plantations, sown between 1 and 10 years ago, suggested that over time soils can become suppressive to root-knot nematodes. Lu et al. linked this transition to shifts in rhizosphere microbiomes, enrichment of free-living nematodes, and the emergence of a keystone Bacillus taxon, highlighting cross-kingdom interactions.
Authors
- Viet‐Cuong Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3571-4778)
- Sarita Jane Bennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8487-7560)
Institutions
- Curtin University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Trends in Microbiology
- Published
- 2026-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2026.04.002
- Primary Topic
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00