The exopolysaccharide of Rhizobium sp. YAS34 is not necessary for biofilm formation on Arabidopsis thaliana and Brassica napus roots but contributes to root colonization

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2150-2163

  Santaella, Catherine ^a,b,c   Schue, Mathieu ^a,b,c   Berge, Odile ^a,b,c   Heulin, Thierry ^a,b,c   Achouak, Wafa ^a,b,c  

^a IRFM   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; RAPESEED; RHIZOBIUM;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOFILMS; BRASSICA NAPUS; PLANT ROOTS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; RHIZOBIUM;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA NAPUS; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM SP.;

EID: 64749104169     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01650.x     Document Type: Article

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