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Plant-microbial interaction under gnotobiotic conditions: A scanning electron microscope study

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Inoculation of canola seeds withPseudomonas putida GR12-2 stimulates root elongation under gnotobiotic conditions. Transformation ofP. putida GR12-2 with the broad-host-range plasmid pGSS15 abolishes the enhancement of root elongation. With scanning electron microscopy it was found that both transformed and nontransformedP. putida GR12-2 are capable of binding to canola seed coats. In addition, it was observed that 4 days after the initial inoculation the roots of bothP. putida GR12-2- and GR12-2/pGSS15-treated seedlings were free of adhering bacteria despite the fact that it was subsequently shown that both bacterial strains are capable of binding to roots. Thus, adhesion to roots is not necessary for the initial phase of enhanced root elongation that is induced byP. putida GR12-2 under gnotobiotic conditions.

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  1. Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Yuwen Hong, Bernard R. Glick &  J. J. Pasternak

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Hong, Y., Glick, B.R. & Pasternak, J.J. Plant-microbial interaction under gnotobiotic conditions: A scanning electron microscope study. Current Microbiology 23, 111–114 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02092259

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