Root exudate-induced alterations in Bacillus cereus cell wall contribute to root colonization and plant growth promotion.

The outcome of an interaction between plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and plants may depend on the chemical composition of root exudates (REs). We report the colonization of tobacco, and not groundnut, roots by a non-rhizospheric Bacillus cereus (MTCC 430). There was a differential alteration i...

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Main Authors: Swarnalee Dutta, T Swaroopa Rani, Appa Rao Podile
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3813511?pdf=render