A plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) mixture does not display synergistic effects, likely by biofilm but not growth inhibition

Microbiology (Russian Federation)

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 666-673

  Kang, Yijun ^a,b   Shen, Min ^b   Yang, Xiaolan ^b   Cheng, Daocheng ^b   Zhao, Qingxin ^a,b  

^a Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab of Coastal Wetland Bioresources   (China)

^b YANCHENG TEACHERS UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

biofilm formation; inhibition; mixture; plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR); synergistic effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919917483     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0026261714050166     Document Type: Article

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