Global gene expression profiling of two switchgrass cultivars following inoculation with Burkholderia phytofirmans strain PsJN

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 4337-4350

  Lara Chavez, Alejandra ^a   Lowman, Scott ^a,b   Kim, Seonhwa ^a   Tang, Yuhong ^c,d   Zhang, Jiyi ^c,d   Udvardi, Michael ^c,d   Nowak, Jerzy ^b   Flinn, Barry ^a,b   Mei, Chuansheng ^a,b  

^a Institute for Advanced Learning and Research   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beneficial bacterial endophyte; Burkholderia phytofirmans strain PsJN; Gene expression profiling; Genotypic specificity; Growth promotion; Panicum virgatum L

Indexed keywords

BURKHOLDERIA; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE;

BURKHOLDERIA; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; POACEAE;

EID: 84942163471     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv096     Document Type: Article

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