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Plant Surface Microbiology

By Ajit Varma , Lynette Abbott , Dietrich Werner , Rüdiger Hampp

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2007
ISBN
3540740503, 9783540740506
Open Library ID
OL9552501M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11428408 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
643\643
Library
duansci.com
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50

Description

Most plants rely on the co-existence with microorganisms: both groups benefit from these symbioses. It has been shown that a large number of specific genes in plants and microorganisms are only activated during these interactions. Of course, various microbes also act as pathogens. Interactions between plants and microorganisms are often located on plant surfaces, such as leaf cuticles, seeds and mainly on the roots. The communication between plants and microbes is the main topic treated in "Plant Surface Microbiology", such as the signaling within a symbiosis, the molecular differences between symbiotic and pathogenic microorganisms, the role of microorganisms in the development of plants or in plant protection against deleterious agents. Further contributions are devoted to: the analysis of bacterial communities in the rhizosphere; microbial population genetics; aspects of mycorrhizal symbiosis; functional genomic approaches and the use of microorganisms as bio-indicator of soil disturbance.

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