Open AccessDiverse Bacterial Genes Modulate Plant Root Association by Beneficial Bacteria
Author(s) -
Fernanda Plucani do Amaral,
Thalita Regina Tuleski,
Vânia Carla Silva Pankievicz,
Ryan A. Melnyk,
Adam P. Arkin,
Joel S. Griffitts,
Michelle Z. Tadra-Sfeir,
Emanuel Maltempi de Souza,
Adam M. Deutschbauer,
Rose Adele Monteiro,
Gary Stacey
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mbio
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2161-2129
pISSN - 2150-7511
DOI - 10.1128/mbio.03078-20
Subject(s) - biology , bacteria , transposon mutagenesis , colonization , population , setaria viridis , rhizosphere , mutagenesis , gene , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , mutant , genetics , transposable element , demography , sociology , weed
There is growing interest in the use of associative, plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) as biofertilizers to serve as a sustainable alternative for agriculture application. While a variety of mechanisms have been proposed to explain bacterial plant growth promotion, the molecular details of this process remain unclear.