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Roberto Defez

Institute of Biosciences and BioresourcesORCID 0000-0002-5473-7740Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintMay 23, 2026

Wild rice Oryza rufipogon outperforms cultivated rice in stimulating beneficial bacterial endophytes.

Francesca Vaccaro, Maria Laura Amenta, Iacopo Passeri…·Carmelina Bianco

This study compares how root exudates from wild and cultivated rice affect bacterial endophytes, finding that wild rice promotes more beneficial microbial interactions.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.22.727159

plant (other)metagenomics

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