Plant roots temporarily leak iron to promote colonization by beneficial rhizobacterium

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This is a summary of: Liu, Y. et al. Plant commensal type VII secretion system causes iron leakage from roots to promote colonization. Nat. Microbiol. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01402-1 (2023).