Cultivable endophytic bacteria from leaf bases of Agave tequilana and their role as plant growth promoters

Agave tequilana Weber var. 'Azul' is grown for the production of tequila, inulin and syrup. Diverse bacteria inhabit plant tissues and play a crucial role for plant health and growth. In this study culturable endophytic bacteria were extracted from leaf bases of 100 healthy Agave tequilana...

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Main Authors: Julia del C. Martínez-Rodríguez, Marcela De la Mora-Amutio, Luis A. Plascencia-Correa, Esmeralda Audelo-Regalado, Francisco R. Guardado, Elías Hernández-Sánchez, Yuri J. Peña-Ramírez, Adelfo Escalante, Miguel J. Beltrán-García, Tetsuya Ogura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2014-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822014000400025&lng=en&tlng=en