Excellence in plant and microbial science
Streptomyces are a group of soil bacteria that are the source of most antibiotics in clinical use today. The John Innes Centre is known as the ‘home of Streptomyces genetics’; here we take a whistle-stop tour through the illustrious history of the research into this bacterium
The Hutchings group are studying the the interaction of soil bacteria Streptomyces with plants, which is vital to human survival.
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Dr Myriam Charpentier’s group at the John Innes Centre is exploring root endosymbiosis, the mutual relationships between plants, bacteria and fungi that give some plants the ability to supply themselves with nutrients.
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Pioneering work in the Miller group using soil sensors, biochemistry and ecology offers the potential to reduce the environmental impact of agriculture
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