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Matthew T. VanWeelden

University of Florida

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A Gnotobiotic Rice Pathosystem Reveals How the Microbiome Suppresses Rice Blast Disease

Timothy R Johnson, Lainey E Kemmerer, Nalleli Payne, Matthew T. VanWeelden, Luiz Fernando Würdig Roesch, Jessie Fernandez

This study uses a gnotobiotic rice system to show that microbiome colonization reduces rice blast disease severity by promoting a regulated immune state rather than just increasing defense activation.

bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology