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Research Project: Developing Genomic and Biological Resources to Characterize, Diagnose and Detect Emerging and Invasive Vectored Bacterial and Viral Plant Pathogens for Safeguarding U.S. Agriculture

Location: Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research

Title: Metagenomic insights into microbial communities in fruits and vegetable plants

Author
item PADMANABHAN, CHELLAPPAN - Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
item Puig, Alina

Submitted to: Frontiers in Microbiology
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/2/2026
Publication Date: 4/16/2026
Citation: Padmanabhan, C., Puig, A.S. 2026. Metagenomic insights into microbial communities in fruits and vegetable plants. Frontiers in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1844864.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1844864

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: This Editorial describes the manuscripts published in the Research Topic "Metagenomic Insights into Microbial Communities in Fruits and Vegetable Plants". Two manuscripts focus on the use of high-throughput sequencing and bioinformatics to identify pathogens and characterize plant viromes. Two other manuscripts describe the effect of environmental factors such as soil chemistry and nutrient availability on microbial communities in pepino and radish. The impact of microbial communities on plant pathogen interactions is explored in manuscripts on Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca on olive and Puccinia striiformis on wheat. The wide range of research applications for metagenomics is illustrated by the manuscripts included in this collection.