基因组以及后基因组研究可收集大量有用的生物学信息, 并使许多的生物体得以全面的认识。细菌基因组研究对于植物病原性及互生型细菌在细菌－植物之间相互作用提供了极为重要的信息, 尤其是Type-Ⅲ分泌系统(Type-Ⅲ secretion systems, TTSS)以及该系统在细菌－植物之间相互作用中的功能研究中具有举足轻重的作用。文章较为详细地阐述了当前植物相关细菌基因组学在细菌－植物研究中的作用,并分析了其未来研究的趋势。

Genomic and post-genomic research is responsible for the accumulation of enormous data, which allows the formation of whole views of the organisms under investigation. Genome research on pathogenic and associative bacteria is providing important information on bacteria–plant interactions, especially on type-Ⅲ secretion systems (TTSS) and their role in the interaction of bacteria with plants. In the present paper , we summarized plant-associated bacterial genome research on bacteria–plant interactions in details. Trends in future research have also been analyzed.