1. Methods for studying root colonization by introduced beneficial bacteria
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Philippe Lemanceau, Elisa Gamalero, Graziella Berta, Guido Lingua, Amedeo Avogadro University of Eastern Piedmont, Microbiologie, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Bourgogne (UB), E. Lichtfouse, M. Navarrete, P. Debaeke, S. Véronique, C Alberola, and ProdInra, Migration
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[SDV.SA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences ,[SDE] Environmental Sciences ,0106 biological sciences ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,Rhizobacteria ,01 natural sciences ,plant growth promoting agent ,03 medical and health sciences ,Beneficial bacteria ,Colonization ,Microbial inoculant ,030304 developmental biology ,2. Zero hunger ,[SDV.SA] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences ,Rhizosphere ,bacterization ,0303 health sciences ,biology ,030306 microbiology ,business.industry ,methogology ,15. Life on land ,biology.organism_classification ,Biotechnology ,[SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio] ,[SDE]Environmental Sciences ,business ,rhizosphere ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,Bacteria ,010606 plant biology & botany - Abstract
e-Book; Some free-living rhizobacteria are considered as potential biocontrol and plant growth-promoting agents. Successful application of beneficial bacteria as microbial inoculants requires their presence and activity at the appropriate level, but even more, at the right time and place. Various markers are described in the literature to differentiate introduced bacteria from indigenous microflora and to visualize them. These markers are presented together with the methods currently applied to quantify bacterial densities and to characterize the distribution of introduced bacteria. The methods to quantify bacterial densities are either based on bacterial cultivation or not. Different types of microscopical observations, allowing the characterization of the bacterial distribution and location in the rhizosphere, are also described. The respective advantages and limitations of these markers and methods are discussed.
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- 2003