Endophytic prokaryotes can invade the tissue of the host plant without triggering defense reactions or disease symptoms. Instead, they promote the growth of the host plant due to their ability to fix atmospheric dinitrogen and/or to produce plant growth-promoting substances. This Microbiology Monographs volumepresents up-to-date knowledge on the interactions between plants and beneficial prokaryotes, including the use of genomics for the analysis of plant-prokaryote symbioses and their evolution. Presented are rhizobia-legume, actinorhizal and cyanobacterial symbioses. INDICE: A Dresler-Nurmi, D P Fewer, L A. Räsänen, K Lindström: The diversity and evolution of rhizobia; A Untergasser, T Bisseling, R Geurts: Making rhizobium-infected root nodules; A Becker: Functional genomics of rhizobia; P Normand: Frankia - diversity and evolution; K Pawlowski: The infection process inactinorhizal symbioses; Persson, K Huss-Danell: Actinorhizal nodule metabolism; J C Meeks: Physiological adaptations in nitrogen-fixing Nostoc-plant symbiotic associations; B Osborne, B Bergman:Why does Gunnera do it and other angiosperms don’t? An evolutionary perspective on the Gunnera-nostoc symbiosis; P Lindblad: Cyanobacteria in symbiosis with cycads; W Zheng, L Rang and B Bergman:Structural characteristics of the cyanobacterium-Azolla symbioses; J Rikkinen: Relations between cyanobacterial symbionts in lichens and plants; M Rothballer, M Schmid, A Hartmann: Diazotrophic bacterial endophytes in Gramineae and other plants.
- ISBN: 978-3-540-75459-6
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 360
- Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés