Bacterial chemotactic motility is important for the initiation of wheat root colonization by...

Focuses on the analysis by means of the gusA fusion plasmids, described as the primary colonization of the root hair zones of wheat by A. brasilense mutants deficient, in an attempt to examine the specific role of bacterial motility and wheat root attachment in the Azospirillum-plant root interaction. Ability of the bacteria of the genus Azospirillum; Exhibition of a strongly reduced colonization ability as compared to the wild-type.