Prokaryotic Symbionts in Plants

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-VIII

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2. Rhizobia-Legume Symbioses

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2

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   2. The Diversity and Evolution of Rhizobia

      • Aneta Dresler-Nurmi, David P. Fewer, Leena A. Räsänen, Kristina Lindström

      Pages 3-41

   3. Making Rhizobium-Infected Root Nodules

      • Andreas Untergasser, Ton Bisseling, René Geurts

      Pages 45-69

   4. Functional Genomics of Rhizobia

      • Anke Becker

      Pages 71-100

   5. Erratum to The Diversity and Evolution of Rhizobia

      • Aneta Dresler-Nurmi, David P. Fewer, Leena A. Räsänen, Kristina Lindström

      Pages 43-44

3. Actinorhizal Symbioses

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-102

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   2. Evolution and Diversity of Frankia

      • Philippe Normand, Maria P. Fernandez

      Pages 103-125

   3. Induction of Actinorhizal Nodules by Frankia

      • Katharina Pawlowski

      Pages 127-154

   4. Physiology of Actinorhizal Nodules

      • Tomas Persson, Kerstin Huss-Danell

      Pages 155-178

4. Cyanobacterial Symbioses

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-180

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   2. Physiological Adaptations in Nitrogen-fixing Nostoc–Plant Symbiotic Associations

      • John C. Meeks

      Pages 181-205

   3. Why Does Gunnera Do It and Other Angiosperms Don't? An Evolutionary Perspective on the Gunnera–Nostoc Symbiosis

      • Bruce Osborne, Birgitta Bergman

      Pages 207-224

   4. Cyanobacteria in Symbiosis with Cycads

      • Peter Lindblad

      Pages 225-233

   5. Structural Characteristics of the Cyanobacterium–Azolla Symbioses

      • Weiwen Zheng, Liang Rang, Birgitta Bergman

      Pages 235-263

   6. Relations Between Cyanobacterial Symbionts in Lichens and Plants

      • Jouko Rikkinen

      Pages 265-270

5. Diazotrophic Endophytes

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 271-272

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   2. Diazotrophic Bacterial Endophytes in Gramineae and Other Plants

      • Michael Rothballer, Michael Schmid, Anton Hartmann

      Pages 273-302

6. Back Matter

   Pages 303-306

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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 volume presents up-to-date findings on the interactions between plants and beneficial prokaryotes, including the use of genomics for the analysis of plant-prokaryote symbioses and their evolution. Rhizobia-legume, actinorhizal and cyanobacterial symbioses are presented.

• Actinorhiza
• Cyanobacteria
• Diazotrophic bacterial endophytes
• Frankia
• Gunera-Nostoc
• Nitrogen-fixing
• Rhizobia
• Root nodules
• evolution
• microbiology

Aus den Rezensionen: “Die zwölf Kapitel dieses ... attraktiven Buches sind ... auf dem aktuellen Stand. ... Im Kapitel über die Entwicklung der Actinorhiza-Organe stellt die Herausgeberin die Besonderheiten dieser symbiontischen Interaktion im Vergleich zu den durch Rhizobien induzierten Organen detailliert und übersichtlich dar. ... Auch die Symbiosen mit Cyanobakterien sind mit vielen neuen Ergebnissen in den folgenden Kapiteln anschaulich dargestellt.“ (Dietrich Werner, in: BIOspektrum, February/2010, Vol. 16, Issue 1, S. 124)

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