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Interactions between Plants and Epiphytic Bacteria Regarding Their Auxin Metabolism
Author(s) -
Libbert Eike,
Risch Hannelore
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
physiologia plantarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.351
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1399-3054
pISSN - 0031-9317
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1969.tb07840.x
Subject(s) - shoot , bacteria , biology , achromobacter , auxin , phyllosphere , botany , flavobacterium , pseudomonas , biochemistry , gene , genetics
Using hydrocultured pea plants, 109 bacterial strains (42 from shoots) were isolated from shoots, roots, and from the hydroculture medium. 58 different strains (26 from shoots) were able to produce IAA from tryptophan, 15 different strains (7 from shoots) were able lo destroy IAA. (Included are 13 strains possessing both properties.) As far as they could be identified, the IAA‐producing and ‐destroying strains belong to Pseudomonas (by far dominating), Achromobacter, Alcaligenses, Bacillus, and Flavobacterium. The IAA‐destroying activity strongly depends on the physiological state of the bacteria and the milieu conditions. Bacterial IAA production (but not IAA‐degradation) is supposed to be important for the plant.