Molecular basis of plant growth promotion and biocontrol by rhizobacteria

• Published in: Current Opinion in Plant Biology Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 343 - 350
• Main Authors: Bloemberg, Guido V, Lugtenberg, Ben J.J
• Format: Book Review Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2001
• Subjects: anti-fungal metabolite; biocontrol; biofertilization; Fertilizers; Fungi - pathogenicity; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; Genes, Bacterial; Genome, Bacterial; genomics; inoculants; Pest Control, Biological; phytopathogen; phytostimulation; Plant Development; Plant Diseases - microbiology; plant growth promotion; Plant Physiological Phenomena; Plant Proteins; Plants - microbiology; Pseudomonas - genetics; Pseudomonas - ultrastructure; rhizobacteria; rhizosphere; Soil Microbiology; rhizobacteria; inoculants; phytostimulation; Plant biology; genomics; Ecology; phytopathogen; biofertilization; anti-fungal metabolite; biocontrol; plant growth promotion; rhizosphere
• ISSN: 1369-5266; 1879-0356
• DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(00)00183-7

Plant-growth -promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) are used as inoculants for biofertilization, phytostimulation and biocontrol. The interactions of PGPRs with their biotic environment, for example with plants and microorganisms, are often complex. Substantial advances in elucidating the genetic basis of the beneficial effects of PGPRs on plants have been made, some from whole-genome sequencing projects. This progress will lead to a more efficient use of these strains and possibly to their improvement by genetic modification.