Acinetobacter enrichment shapes composition and function of the bacterial microbiota of field-grown tomato plants
Senga Robertson, Alexandros Mosca, Saira Ashraf, Aileen Mary Corral, Rodrigo Alegria Terrazas, Catherine Arnton, Peter Thorpe, J. Malcolm Morris, Pete E. Hedley, Giulia Babbi, Castrense Savojardo, Pier Luigi Martelli, Frederik Duus Møller, Hanne Nørgaard Nielsen, Pimlapas Leekitcharoenphon, , Davide Bulgarelli
The paper identifies Acinetobacter sp. as a dominant bacterium in tomato plant microbiota and shows its functional role in nutrient mobilization and stress adaptation, while decoupling its presence from antimicrobial resistance genes.
mSphere · Jan 15, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology