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FEMS MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS
Volume 42, Issue 4, Pages 448-461Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuy014
Keywords
root attachment; plant-microbe interaction; rhizobacteria; adhesion; molecular mechanism; plants
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- Natural Environment Research Council [NE/L501530/1]
- NERC [NE/L501530/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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The attachment of bacteria to roots constitutes the first physical step in many plant-microbe interactions. These interactions exert both positive and negative influences on agricultural systems depending on whether a growth-promoting, symbiotic or pathogenic relationship transpires. A common biphasic mechanism of root attachment exists across agriculturally important microbial species, including Rhizobium, Agrobacterium, Pseudomonas, Azospirillum and Salmonella. Attachment studies have revealed how plant-microbe interactions develop, and how to manipulate these relationships for agricultural benefit. Here, we review our current understanding of the molecular mechanisms governing plant-microbe root attachment and draw together a common biphasic model.
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