Plant species and soil type cooperatively shape the structure and function of microbial communities in the rhizosphere.
Physiological and molecular data on the factors that drive selection processes in the rhizosphere are presented and implications for agriculture, nature conservation and biotechnology will also be discussed.
The Hidden World within Plants: Ecological and Evolutionary Considerations for Defining Functioning of Microbial Endophytes
- P. Hardoim, L. V. van Overbeek, A. Sessitsch
- Biology, Environmental ScienceMicrobiology and Molecular Reviews
- 1 July 2015
This review addresses the concept of endophytism, considering the latest insights into evolution, plant ecosystem functioning, and multipartite interactions.
Plant–microbe interactions promoting plant growth and health: perspectives for controlled use of microorganisms in agriculture
- G. Berg
- BiologyApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- 1 July 2009
The use of microorganisms and the exploitation of beneficial plant–microbe interactions offer promising and environmentally friendly strategies for conventional and organic agriculture worldwide.
Bulk and Rhizosphere Soil Bacterial Communities Studied by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis: Plant-Dependent Enrichment and Seasonal Shifts Revealed
- K. Smalla, G. Wieland, G. Berg
- Biology, MedicineApplied and Environmental Microbiology
- 1 October 2001
The DGGE fingerprints showed plant-dependent shifts in the relative abundance of bacterial populations in the rhizosphere which became more pronounced in the second year, and 6 out of 10 bands resembled gram-positive bacteria.
The rhizosphere as a reservoir for opportunistic human pathogenic bacteria.
- G. Berg, L. Eberl, A. Hartmann
- BiologyEnvironmental Microbiology
- 1 November 2005
While opportunistic bacteria from the rhizosphere have some properties in common, each of these emerging pathogens has its own features, which are discussed in detail for Burkholderia, Ochrobactrum and Stenotrophomonas.
Effects of site and plant species on rhizosphere community structure as revealed by molecular analysis of microbial guilds.
- R. Costa, M. Götz, N. Mrotzek, J. Lottmann, G. Berg, K. Smalla
- Biology, MedicineFEMS Microbiology Ecology
- 1 May 2006
Bacterial fingerprints of soil DNA revealed a high number of equally abundant faint bands, while rhizosphere fingerprints displayed a higher proportion of dominant bands and reduced richness, suggesting selection of bacterial populations in this environment.
The versatility and adaptation of bacteria from the genus Stenotrophomonas
The versatility of the bacteria in the genus Stenotrophomonas is discussed and the insight that comparative genomic analysis of clinical and endophytic isolates of S. maltophilia has brought to the understanding of the adaptation of this genus to various niches is discussed.
Plant-driven selection of microbes
- A. Hartmann, M. Schmid, D. Tuinen, G. Berg
- Environmental SciencePlant and Soil
- 1 August 2009
The general part of the manuscript is followed by the more detailed presentation of specific examples for the selection and interaction of roots and microbes, such as in the rhizosphere of strawberry, potato and oilseed rape, where the soil-borne plant pathogen Verticillium dahliae can cause high yield losses; the potential of biocontrol by specific constituents of the Rhizosphere microbial community is demonstrated.
Endophytic and ectophytic potato-associated bacterial communities differ in structure and antagonistic function against plant pathogenic fungi.
- G. Berg, A. Krechel, M. Ditz, R. Sikora, A. Ulrich, J. Hallmann
- Biology, MedicineFEMS Microbiology Ecology
- 2005
Species-specific structural and functional diversity of bacterial communities in lichen symbioses
- M. Grube, Massimiliano Cardinale, J. V. Castro, H. Müller, G. Berg
- BiologyThe ISME Journal
- 25 June 2009
The results indicate that bacteria can form highly structured, biofilm-like assemblages on fungal surfaces and reach considerable abundances of up to 108 cells per gram fresh weight in alpine environments.
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