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Symbiotic Endophytes

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  • A valuable source of information for scientists in microbiology, agriculture and soil ecology
  • Provides basic research and potential application of microbial symbionts
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Soil Biology (SOILBIOL, volume 37)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Rhizobial Symbiosis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. A Roadmap Towards a Systems Biology Description of Bacterial Nitrogen Fixation

      • Marie Lisandra Zepeda-Mendoza, Osbaldo Resendis-Antonio
      Pages 27-51
    3. Carbon Metabolism During Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation

      • Emmanouil Flemetakis, Trevor L. Wang
      Pages 53-68
    4. Genomic and Functional Diversity of the Sinorhizobial Model Group

      • Alessio Mengoni, Marco Bazzicalupo, Elisa Giuntini, Francesco Pini, Emanuele G. Biondi
      Pages 69-85
  3. Actinorhizal Symbiosis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
    2. Establishment of Actinorhizal Symbioses

      • Alexandre Tromas, Nathalie Diagne, Issa Diedhiou, Hermann Prodjinoto, Maïmouna Cissoko, Amandine Crabos et al.
      Pages 89-101
    3. Abiotic Factors Influencing Nitrogen-Fixing Actinorhizal Symbioses

      • Hiroyuki Tobita, Ken-ichi Kucho, Takashi Yamanaka
      Pages 103-122
    4. Diversity of Frankia Strains, Actinobacterial Symbionts of Actinorhizal Plants

      • Maher Gtari, Louis S. Tisa, Philippe Normand
      Pages 123-148
  4. Endophytic Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
    2. Abiotic Stress Tolerance Induced by Endophytic PGPR

      • Patricia Piccoli, Rubén Bottini
      Pages 151-163
    3. Fighting Plant Diseases Through the Application of Bacillus and Pseudomonas Strains

      • Sonia Fischer, Analía Príncipe, Florencia Alvarez, Paula Cordero, Marina Castro, Agustina Godino et al.
      Pages 165-193
    4. Functional Diversity of Endophytic Bacteria

      • Lucía Ferrando, Ana Fernández-Scavino
      Pages 195-211
  5. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213
    2. Carbon Metabolism and Costs of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Associations to Host Roots

      • Alex J. Valentine, Peter E. Mortimer, Aleysia Kleinert, Yun Kang, Vagner A. Benedito
      Pages 233-252
    3. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and the Tolerance of Plants to Drought and Salinity

      • Mónica Calvo-Polanco, Beatriz Sánchez-Romera, Ricardo Aroca
      Pages 271-288
    4. Root Allies: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Help Plants to Cope with Biotic Stresses

      • María J. Pozo, Sabine C. Jung, Ainhoa Martínez-Medina, Juan A. López-Ráez, Concepción Azcón-Aguilar, José-Miguel Barea
      Pages 289-307

About this book

This Soil Biology volume examines our current understanding of the mechanisms involved in the beneficial effects transferred to plants by endophytes such as rhizobial, actinorhizal, arbuscular mycorrhizal symbionts and yeasts.

Topics presented include how symbiosis starts on the molecular level; chemical signaling in mycorrhizal symbiosis; genomic and functional diversity of endophytes; nitrogen fixation; nutrient uptake and cycling; as well as plant protection against various stress conditions. Further, the use of beneficial microorganisms as biopesticides is discussed, particularly the application of Plant Growth Promoter Rhizobacteria (PGPR) in agriculture with the aim to increase yields.

Reviews

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“This marvelous book titled ‘Symbiotic Endophytes’ consists of the most recent knowledge of plant endophytes, including their diversity as known to date. … It should be available in all school libraries, university libraries, research laboratories dealing with plant pathology. The detailed descriptions complement the researchers, mycologists, plant pathologists, molecular biologist, lecturers, teachers and graduate students. In fact this book will satisfy every individual who reads it.” (Leela Maya Rizal and Paul G. Mungai, Fungal Diversity, December, 2014)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín (CSIC), Granada, Spain

    Ricardo Aroca

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Symbiotic Endophytes

  • Editors: Ricardo Aroca

  • Series Title: Soil Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39317-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-39316-7Published: 19 September 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50973-9Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-39317-4Published: 07 September 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1613-3382

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-4831

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 348

  • Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Agriculture, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Microbiology

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