Root print: a technique for the determination of the in situ spatial distribution of bacteria on the rhizoplane of field-grown plants

• Published in: Phytopathology Vol. 79; no. 10; pp. 1131 - 1134
• Main Authors: Stanghellini, M.E, Rasmussen, S.L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 1989
• Subjects: bacteria; Beta vulgaris; distribution; identification; population dynamics; research methods; roots

Visulation of the in situ spatial distribution of bacteria on the rhizoplane of sugar-beet roots was accomplished by imprinting excised portions of roots on agar medium. Up to 20 consecutive prints could be made from a single 1-cm 2 section of rhizoplane. The number of colonies, which visually exhib...