Isolation and characterization of indigenous endophytic bacteria associated with leaves of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) cultivars

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 836-853

  Gagne Bourgue, F ^a   Aliferis, K A ^a   Seguin, P ^a   Rani, M ^a   Samson, R ^b   Jabaji, S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Resource Efficient Agricultural Production   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioenergy grass; Biologically active metabolites; Endophytes; Molecular detection; Phytohormones; Toxins; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITES; PLANTS (BOTANY); RNA;

ACTIVE METABOLITES; BIO-ENERGY; BIOENERGY GRASS; BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE METABOLITE; ENDOPHYTE; MOLECULAR DETECTION; PHYTOHORMONE; SWITCHGRASS; TOXIN; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

SEED;

RNA 16S;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOENERGY; BIOFERTILIZER; CULTIVAR; ENDOPHYTE; ENERGY CROP; GRASS; HORMONE; INOCULATION; LEAF; METABOLITE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; TOXIN; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; CURTOBACTERIUM FLACCUMFACIENS; ENDOPHYTE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MICROBACTERIUM TESTACEUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PANTOEA; PANTOEA ANANATIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PLANT-GROWTH PROMOTING BACTERIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SERRATIA; SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS PARAPAUCIMOBILIS;

BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CURTOBACTERIUM FLACCUMFACIENS; MICROBACTERIUM TESTACEUM; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PANTOEA ANANATIS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SERRATIA SP.; SPHINGOMONAS PARAPAUCIMOBILIS;

EID: 84873997060     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12088     Document Type: Article

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