ISSN:
1573-5036
Keywords:
associative bacteria
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Azospirillum
;
beneficial bacteria
;
cell-cell interaction
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colloidal-gold immunocytochemistry
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nitrogen-fixation
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plant-bacteria interaction
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rhizosphere bacteria
;
root colonization
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract Azospirillum brasilense Cd localization in wheat roots was studied by light microscopy, by scanning, and by transmission electron microscopy.A. brasilense Cd cells were specifically identified immunocytochemically around and within root tissues.A. brasilense Cd cells found both outside and inside inoculated roots were intensively labeled with colloidal gold. In non-axenic cultures other bacterial strains or plant tissue were not labeled, thereby providing a non-interfering background. The roots of axenic grown wheat plants were colonized both externally and internally byA. brasilense Cd after inoculation, whereas non-axenic cultures were colonized by other bacterial strains as well.A. brasilense Cd cells were located on the root surface along the following zones: the root tip, the elongation, and the root-hair zone. However, bacteria were located within the cortex only in the latter two zones. In a number of observations, an electron dense material mediated the binding of bacterial cells to outer surfaces of epidermal cells, or between adjacent bacterial cells.A. brasilense Cd were found in root cortical intercellular spaces, but were not detected in either the endodermal layer or in the vascular system. This study proposes that in addition to root surface colonization,A. brasilense Cd forms intercellular associations within wheat roots.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02220714
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