A new publication by the lab of Sofie Goormachtig that demonstrates the role of a beneficial Microbacterium, called SRS2, that can promote plant growth even under salt stress conditions.

"Nature Awards Science in Shorts" is an annual event hosted by the scientific journal Nature to celebrate science communication through short films. This year, colleagues from the Goormachtig lab at the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology won the public's favorite prize in the competition at the "Curious2024 – Future Insight™" conference for their Microbial Medicine for Plants video.