Streptomyces-induced Glycerol-3-Phosphate Enriches Beneficial Microbiota to Suppress Banana Fusarium Wilt (static-content.springer.com)

• Streptomyces induces glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P) in banana roots.
• G3P enriches beneficial microbiota in rhizosphere.
• Enriched microbiota suppresses Fusarium wilt pathogen.
• Metabolomics and microbiome analyses used.

"This study demonstrates that Streptomyces bacteria induce production of glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P) in banana roots, which selectively enriches beneficial microbiota and enhances resistance to Fusarium wilt. The findings reveal a mechanism where a microbial metabolite mediates plant-microbiome interactions for disease suppression. The research used metabolomics and microbiome profiling to track G3P levels and microbial composition, identifying a G3P-dependent microbiome assembly that confers disease resistance."