Bacterial endosymbionts enhance fungal virulence by disrupting the disease-suppressive rhizobiome
Xingang Zhou, Xianhong Zhang, Lingyi Ran, Dongli Liu, Huiting Jia, Jingyu Zhang, Nan Zhang, Muhammad Khashi u Rahman, Alexandre Jousset, Francisco Dini‐Andreote, Fengzhi Wu, Zhong Wei
This study shows bacterial endosymbionts in fungal pathogens enhance virulence by altering the rhizosphere microbiome and reducing disease-suppressive bacteria.
Cell Host & Microbe · Aug 21, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology