Moss-associated methylobacteria as phytosymbionts: An experimental study

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 480-486

  Hornschuh, M ^a   Grotha, R ^a   Kutschera, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auxin; Methylobacteria; Methylobacterium; Phytosymbionts; Protonemata

Indexed keywords

AUXIN; CLOFIBRIC ACID;

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; GAMETOPHYTE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOSS; PLANT;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ELONGATION; CELL GROWTH; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNARIA HYGROMETRICA; GAMETOPHYTE; HOST CELL; INTERSPECIFIC RELATIONSHIP; METHYLOBACTERIACEAE; MICROORGANISM; MOSS; NONHUMAN; SYMBIOSIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BRYOPHYTA; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; INDOLES; METHYLOBACTERIUM; SYMBIOSIS;

BRYOPHYTA; FUNARIA (MOSS); FUNARIA HYGROMETRICA; METHYLOBACTERIUM;

EID: 33748689041     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-006-0137-7     Document Type: Article

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