Genotypic and phenotypic diversity in populations of plant-probiotic Pseudomonas spp. colonizing roots

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-16

  Picard, Christine ^a   Bosco, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Diversity; Environmental impact; Probiotic rhizobacteria; Rhizosphere

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PESTICIDE; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ANTAGONISM; BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; DISEASE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; INOCULATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYTOPLASMA; PROBIOTICS; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLUORESCENCE; FUNGUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PLANT; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT ROOT; PSEUDOMONAS; REVIEW; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL MICROFLORA;

AGRICULTURE; FERTILIZERS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; PESTICIDES; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT ROOTS; PROBIOTICS; PSEUDOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; NEMATODA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS GROUP; RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 36649013388     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-007-0286-3     Document Type: Review

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